| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea montana J.Anthony trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 18: 208 (1934) |
| Native Range | sc. China |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3600-4600m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic, sparsely villose, green, entire, acute, capitula solitary in leaf rosette, involucre campanulate, 4-seriate |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |