| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea pygmaea (Jacq.) Spreng. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Carduus pygmaeus Jacq. |
| Saussurea monocephala Cass. | |
| Saussurea polyphylla Schrenk ex Herder | |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1600-2250m |
| Description | densely leafy, leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, sessile, entire or remotely dentate, abaxially scabrous hirsute, capitula solitary, 25-35mm across |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purplish violet |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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