| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea bullata W.W.Sm. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | grassland and screes |
| Altitude | 3600-4300m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, orbiculate to broadly ovate, rounded, dentate, abaxially white tomentose, adaxially yellow-green, capitula small, 2-8, crowded, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 5-16cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| 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 cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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