| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea paxiana Diels ex H.Limpr. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 512 (1922) |
| Native Range | c. China to e. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 3500-5000m |
| Description | lower leaves petiolate, elliptic, glabrous, abaxially purple red, dentate, acute, the upper oblong, brown lanate, inflorescence hemispherical, 5cm, involucre oblong |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | dark red |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |