| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea elliptica C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f. |
| Synonyms | Satureja kuschakewiczii C,Winkl. |
| Habitat | grassland and screes |
| Altitude | 2500-4600m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, ovate or elliptic, 2-7cm, grey-green, glandular-punctate, denticulate, capitula 2-10 in compact corymb, involucre obconical |
| Size | 2-8cm |
| Color | pale red-purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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