| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea paucijuga Y.Ling trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 6: 88 (1949) |
| Native Range | nc. China (s. Shaanxi) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-2800m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, narrowly elliptic, pinnatipartite, abaxially pale green, segments elliptic-ovate, at apex spinose, capitula 2, pedicellate, terminal |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |