| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea minuta C.Winkl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 13: 243 (1894) |
| Native Range | c. China to Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 3500-4900m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, linear to linear-lanceolate, 3-7cm, abaxially densely white pubescent, adaxially glabrous, acute, capitula solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea lanceifolia Hand.-Mazz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |