| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea pumila C.Winkl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 13: 244 (1894) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3600-4700m |
| Description | leaves subsessile, lanceolate-spathulate, glabrous, entire, acute, capitula solitary in leaf rosette, involucre campanulate, 3-4-seriate, glabrous |
| Size | 2-4cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |