| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea platyphyllaria Ludlow trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 73 (1956) |
| Native Range | Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4400-4700m |
| Description | leaves oblanceolate or elliptic, obtuse, sinuate-dentate, densely ciliate, winged petiolate, 3-9cm long, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely lanate, capitula subsessile |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |