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Saussurea leontodontoides (DC.) Sch.-Bip. trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSaussurea leontodontoides (DC.) Sch.-Bip. trib. Cardueae
SynonymsAplotaxis leontodontoides DC.
 Saussurea kunthiana C.B.Clarke
 Saussurea rhytidocarpa Hand.-Mazz.
Habitatscree
Altitude3200-5500m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, linear-elliptic, abaxially grey-white tomentose, pinnatisect, segments elliptic to suborbiculate, capitula solitary in leaf rosette, involucre campanulate
Size3-15cm
Colorpurplish red
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed 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 )
Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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ASTERACEAE

Saussurea leontodontoides (DC.) Sch.Bip., Linnaea 19(3): 330 (1846)

Basionym:
Aplotaxis leontodontoides DC., Prodr.[A.P.de Candolle] 6: 539 (1838)

Synonyms:
Leontodon kunthianus Wall.
Saussurea irregularis Y.L.Chen & S.Y.Liang
Saussurea kunthiana C.B.Clarke
Saussurea rhytidocarpa Hand.-Mazz.
Saussurea sungpanensis Hand.-Mazz.

sc. China, Qinghai, Tibet, Himalaya
36 CHC CHQ CHT 40 EHM NEP WHM

3200-5500m

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