| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea stoliczkae C.B.Clarke trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Compos. Ind.: 225 (1876) |
| Native Range | Tibet to c. & w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3200-5400m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, linear-oblong to lanceolate, pinnatilobate, abaxially densely tomentose, segments triangular, mucronate, capitula solitary, involucre ovoid |
| Size | 2-6cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Synonyms | Theodorea stoliczkae (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |