| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea nakaiana Kom. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 220 (1931) |
| Native Range | se. Russian Far East |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | white tomentose, glabrescent, leaves cordate, petiolate, dentate, acuminate, the lower petiolate, stem leaves sessile, linear, capitula solitary, ca. 1cm across |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | pinkish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea nivea Kom. & Schischk. Saussurea porcellanea Lipsch. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (PRM Primorye) |