| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea schlagintweitii Klatt trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 1878(1): 94 (1878) |
| Native Range | sw. Xinjiang to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 4200-5500m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, linear-lanceolate, 2-4cm, glandular pubescent, irregularly dentate, stem leaves similar, capitula solitary, 2-4cm, involucre pubescent or lanate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea glanduligera Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f. Saussurea glanduligera var. major Hook.f. Theodorea glanduligera (Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |