| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea polystichoides Hook.f. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India 3: 369 (1881) |
| Native Range | Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3900-4800m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, long linear, pinnatisect, adaxially glabrous, abaxially white tomentose, segments ovate, spiny dentate, capitula 15-30mm, sessile |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Theodorea polystichoides Kuntze |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |