| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea purpurascens Y.L.Chen & S.Yun Liang trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 105 (1981) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 4000-4300m |
| Description | leaves green, sessile, linear, runcinate, abaxially densely white tomentose, adaxially glabrous, segments narrowly triangular, mucronate, capitula solitary |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |