| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea riederi Herder trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | subalpine |
| Description | stems densely leafy, leaves carnose, ovate, long apiculate, long winged petiolate, dentate, adaxially green, abaxially pale, ciliolate, capitula numerous in corymb |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Kuril Is. ) Eastern Asia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
riederi kudoana (Tatew. & Kitam.) Kitam., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 12: 182 (1950)
riederi yezoensis Maxim., Bull. Acad. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 19: 518 (1874)
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