| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea involucrata (Kar. & Kir.) Sch.-Bip. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Aplotaxis involucrata Kar. & Kir. |
| Saussurea dorogostalski Palib. | |
| Saussurea ischnoides J.S.Li | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-4100m |
| Description | subcaulescent, leaves long elliptic or broadly elliptic, abaxially white veined, glabrous, at margins glandular, capitula numerous in dense head |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| 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 , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Uzbekistan ) China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Eastern Asia (Korea) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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