| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea weberi Hultén trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 53: 202 (1959) |
| Native Range | nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 2800-5200m |
| Description | leaves winged petiolate, elliptic to ovate, 2-8cm, entire or denticulate, acute, glabrescent, capitula 1-15 in crowded cluster, involucre 3-seriate, dark green |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |