| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea tilesii (Ledeb.) Ledeb. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Serratula tilesii Ledeb. |
| Saussurea tschuktschorum Lipsch. | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | basal leaves winged petiolate, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute, adaxially green, abaxially white lanate, dentate, capitula in capitate raceme |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | dark rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Magadan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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