| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea katochaete Maxim. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 27: 491 (1881) |
| Native Range | w. & c. China to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2200-4800m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to ovate, 3-9cm long, abaxially densely white tomentose, adaxially glabrous, green, serrate, capitula 1-4 in leaf rosette, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Synonyms | Saussurea anochaete Hand.-Mazz. Saussurea katochaetoides Hand.-Mazz. Saussurea rohmooana C.Marquand & Airy Shaw Theodorea katochaete Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |