| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea arenaria Maxim. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 27: 490 (1881) |
| Native Range | n. China to e. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-4500m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, oblong to lanceolate, abaxially grey-white tomentose, adaxially densely glandular-punctate, entire to sharply dentate, acute, capitula solitary in leaf rosette |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Theodorea arenaria (Maxim.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |