| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea kaschgarica Rupr. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Sert. Tiansch. [F.von der Osten-Saken]: 54 (1869) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to w. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 2800-3200m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, pinnatifid or pinnatisect, dentate, acute, capitula in dense terminal corymb, involucre purple, 4-seriate |
| Size | 14-25cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Theodorea kaschgarica Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |