| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea oxydonta Hultén trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., ser. 3, 8(2): 207 (1930) |
| Native Range | e. Siberia to Russian Far East |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | stems pubescent, leaves lanceolate or oblong-ovate, unevenly dentate, stem leaves similar, smaller, dentate, sessile, capitula in cluster, involucre 3-4-seriate |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea nuda var. oxyodonta (Hultén) Vorosch. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (YAK Yakutskiya) 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, KUR Kuril Is., MAG Magadan) |