| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea sugongii S.W.Liu & T.N.Ho trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | screes |
| Altitude | 4800-5200m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to orbiculate, 3-10cm, abaxially grey-green, densely arachnose-tomentose, adaxially glabrous, green, capitula 3-8, sessile in the midst of rosette |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, carpet |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (Xinjiang) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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