| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea alaschanica Maxim. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 27: 492 (1881) |
| Native Range | Inner Mongolia to Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stems sparsely arachnose, basal leaves petiolate, elliptic, abaxially grey-green, densely tomentose, adaxially green, glabrous, stem leaves sessile, narrow, capitula in cluster |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple red |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea alaschanica var. acaulis Z.Y.Chu & C.Z.Liang Saussurea alaschanica var. polycephala Z.Y.Chu & C.Z.Liang |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia) 37 Mongolia |