| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea tomentosa Kom. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 2: 135 (1921) |
| Native Range | Russian Far East to North Korea |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-2600m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, triangular-cordate, abaxially grey-white tomentose, adaxially subglabrous, dentate to entire, capitula 1-2, terminal, involucre white tomentose |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Saussurea alpicola Kitam. Saussurea tomentosa f. albiflora Y.N.Lee |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, KHA Khabarovsk, PRM Primorye) 36 China (CHM Manchuria) 38 Eastern Asia (KOR Korea) |