| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea melanotricha Hand.-Mazz. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 61: 204 (1925) |
| Native Range | sc. China |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-4700m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves elliptic, abaxially densely white tomentose, adaxially densely white villose, entire to lobate, obtuse, capitula solitary in leaf rosette |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Saussurea xanthotricha Hand.-Mazz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |