| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea romuleifolia Franch. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 2: 339 (1888) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2200-4000m |
| Description | leaves sessile, narrowly linear, 15-25cm, longer than scape, rigid, abaxially grey-white, adaxially green, entire, acute, capitula solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained 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 romuleifolia f. pumila Lipsch. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |