| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea tridactyla Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 4300-5800m |
| Description | densely white or brown lanate, lower leaves petiolate, linear, shallowly dentate, the upper spathulate, lobate, synflorescence hemispherical, 3-4cm wide, involucre oblong |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | dark 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
tridactyla maiduoganla S.W.Liu, Acta Biol. Plateau Sin., 3: 71 (1984)
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