| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea devendrae Pusalkar trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Nelumbo 57: 35 (2015) |
| Native Range | c. & w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3000-4700m |
| Description | taproot, leaves linear to narrowly elliptic, 8-15cm, adaxially grey-green, abaxially densely arachnose, entire, acute, capitula terminal, solitary, 2-3cm |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | blue-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 roylei ssp. stenophylla Lipsch. Saussurea stenophylla (Lipsch.) Ghafoor |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |