| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea canescens C.Winkl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 11: 168 (1889) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1600-2600m |
| Description | basal leaves grey-white pubescent, petiolate, pinnatilobate, stem leaves sessile, capitula 1-3, shortly pedunculate, subpendent, in corymb, involucre campanulate, pubescent |
| Size | 2-20cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Theodorea canescens (C.Winkl.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |