| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea tangutica Maxim. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 27: 489 (1881) |
| Native Range | c. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3600-5300m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblong, glandular-hirsute, serrulate, acute, upper leaves surrounding inflorescence purple-red, capitula 1-5, sessile |
| Size | 6-20cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea tangutica var. bayankaraensis W.Y.Wang |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |