| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea conaensis (S.W.Liu) Fujikawa & H.Ohba |
| Habitat | screes |
| Altitude | 4000-4700m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, narrowly obovate, 5-10cm, green, sparsely arachnose, sinuate-dentate, obtuse to acute, upper leaves linear, capitula hidden in lanate indumentum |
| Size | 12-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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