| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea vvedenskyi Lipsch. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Inst. Bot. Zool. Akad Nauk Uzbeksk. S.S.R. 15: 16 (1959) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves narrowly lanceolate, subentire, grey pilose, 4-6cm, upper leaves reduced, sessile, capitula 1-3, terminal, ca. 1cm across, involucre violet |
| Size | 7-11cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) |