| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea thomsonii C.B.Clarke trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Compos. Ind.: 227 (1876) |
| Native Range | w. China to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 4000-5200m |
| Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves shortly petiolate, elliptic to spathulate, carnose, purple red, subentire, inflorescence in leaf rosette, involucre elipsoid, 3-seriate; monocarpic |
| Size | 1-4cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea acaulis Klatt Saussurea amblyophylla C.Winkl. Theodorea thomsonii (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |