| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea yukonensis (A.E.Porsild) P.M.Sl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | Subarctic America |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 10-1300m |
| Description | stems simple, slightly arachnose, leaves to 1cm wide, the basal lanceolate to elliptic, denticulate, arachnose, stem leaves narrower, dense, capitula crowded |
| Size | 3-14cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea angustifolia var. yukonensis A.E.Porsild, Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 101: 28 (1945) Saussurea angustifolia ssp. yukonensis (A.E.Porsid) Cody Saussurea viscida var. yukonensis (A.E.Porsild) Hultén |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) |