| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea gossipiphora D.Don trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 3: 414 (1820) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to ne. Pakistan and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 3500-5700m |
| Description | basal leaves lanceolate, coarsely dentate or minutely lobate, stem leaves patent, subequally long, long acuminate, densely long white or yellow lanate; monocarpic |
| Size | 9-30cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Aplotaxis gossypina DC. Cnicus gossypinus Wall. ex DC. Eriocoryne nidularis Wall. Saussurea gossypifera Spreng. Saussurea gossypina Wall. Theodorea gossypiphora (D.Don) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |