| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea foliosa Ledeb. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | stem leaves oblong-ovate or elliptic, sessile, acute, dentate, adaxially green, glabrous, abaxially white lanate, capitula in terminal dense raceme, involucre dark violet |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | lilac-pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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