| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea karaartscha Saposhn. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 6: 31 (1926) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | glabrous, lower leaves long petiolate, lyrate, segments ovate, apiculate, subentire, capitula 1-7, terminal or axillary, involucre green, glabrous |
| Size | 12-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan) |