| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea gnaphalodes (Royle ex DC.) Sch.Bip. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Aplotaxis gnaphalodes Royle ex DC. |
| Saussurea sorocephala (Schrenk) Sch.Bip. | |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 2700-5800m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, obovate to oblong, 13-25mm, densely or sparsely grey to white lanate, capitula cylindrical, 13mm long, in compact, spherical, subsessile corymb |
| Size | 1-6cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette |
| 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 cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , 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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