| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea pilinophylla Diels trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Saussurea tunicata Hand.-Mazz. |
| Habitat | grassland and screes |
| Altitude | 4000-5300m |
| Description | basal leaves shortly petiolate, linear to elliptic, 4-7cm, grey-green, densely lanate to sericeous, entire, acute, uppermost leaves ovate, purple, surrounding capitula |
| Size | 2-23cm |
| Color | purple red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Qinghai , Tibet) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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