| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea medusa Maxim. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 27: 488 (1881) |
| Native Range | c. & w. China to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 3000-5600m |
| Description | leaves white lanate, petiolate, obovate to orbiculate, coarsely dentate, obtuse, upper leaves linear, serrulate, inflorescence terminal, hemispherical, involucre cylindrical |
| Size | 6-20cm |
| Color | bluish 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 |
| Synonyms | Saussurea dainellii Pamp. Saussurea namikawae Kitam. Saussurea trullifolia W.W.Sm. Saussurea trullifolia var. pinnatibracteata J.Anthony Theodorea medusa (Maxim.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |