| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea aster Hemsl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 115 (1894) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Qinghai and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 3900-5400m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves shortly petiolate, greyish white, linear or elliptic, 1-3cm, entire, obtuse, capitula hemispherical, 2-3cm across, in leaf rosette; monocarpic |
| Size | 2-7cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |