| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea cana Ledeb. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Saussurea fruticulosa Kar. & Kir. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-2800m |
| Description | leaves rigid, abaxially densely white lanate, petiolate, elliptic to linear, pinnatilobate, capitula 4-20 in corymb, involucre narrowly cylindrical, 5-seriate, arachnose |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pale red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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