| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea sericea Y.L.Chen & S.Yun Liang trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 96 (1981) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to Sikkim |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 5000-5200m |
| Description | leaves linear, densely white sericeous, acute, capitula solitary, terminal, 15-20mm, involucre campanulate, 4-seriate, densely brown villose |
| Size | 2-3cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |