| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea gracilis Maxim. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 19: 518 (1874) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Japan, Korea |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | basal leaves in rosette, oblong-rhombic, 6-11cm, acuminate, mucronate-dentate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially villose, capitula 12-18mm across, 1-several, in lax corymb |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late 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 division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Saussurea bicolor H.Lév. & Vaniot Theodorea gracilis Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |