| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea tibetica C.Winkl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 13: 242 (1894) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3400-4700m |
| Description | stem densely white lanate, leaves linear, grey-white lanate, entire, acute, capitula 2, involucre turbinate, purple, 2-3cm wide |
| Size | 8-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |