| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea kitamurana Miyabe & Tatew. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | leaves thick, ovate, subacuminate, apiculate, ca. 6cm, cartilagineous crenate, the upper lanceolate, smaller, capitula solitary, 1-2cm across, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 4-7cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Khabarovsk , Sakhalin) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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