| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea andryaloides (DC.) Sch.-Bip. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 19: 331 (1846) |
| Native Range | w. China to w. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3200-5400m |
| Description | leaves sessile, broadly linear to narrowly triangular, densely white tomentose, runcinate-pinnatilobate, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, purple-red |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Aplotaxis andryaloides DC. Saussurea crassicaulis C.B.Clarke ex Pamp. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |