| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea pseudoalpina N.D.Simpson trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 41: 427 (1913) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to Central Asia and n. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2900m |
| Description | basal leaves oblong-ovate, shortly petiolate, denticulate, adaxially green, abaxially grey tomentose, stem leaves sessile, oblong, acute, capitula 4-12, in flattened raceme |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | dark rose |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea ambigua Krylov ex Serg. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |