| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea apus Maxim. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 27: 490 (1881) |
| Native Range | n. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4000-5400m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves sessile, linear to linear-lanceolate, green, glabrous, lobate or serrate, acute, capitula solitary in leaf rosette, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 2-6cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late 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 humilis Ostenf. Saussurea koslowii C.Winkl. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |