| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea lacostei Danguy trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot), sér. 2, 1: 52 (1908) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2600-3000m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, narrowly elliptic, bipinnate, segments lanceolate, dentate, stem leaves similar, smaller, capitula 2-6 in corymb, involucre straw-yellow |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |