| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea pulviniformis C.Winkl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 11: 377 (1891) |
| Native Range | nw. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2100-3500m |
| Description | leaves minute, pinnate, the lower petiolate, pinnatilobate, lobes minute, orbiculate, obtuse, entire, terminal segment large, orbiculate, obtuse, capitula solitary |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |