| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea lhunzhubensis Y.L.Chen & S.Yun Liang trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 100 (1981) |
| Native Range | c. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4000-4600m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, lanceolate, 5-8cm, thin, entire or pinnatilobate, acuminate, abaxially densely white tomentose, capitula solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 4-6cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |