| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea uniflora (DC.) Wall. ex Sch.-Bip. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 19: 330 (1846) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 3200-4800m |
| Description | thick rhizome, basal leaves elliptic to narrowly oblong, glabrous, 10-18cm, stem leaves subamplexicaule with winged base, capitula solitary, 25-40mm across |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aplotaxis uniflora DC. Saussurea conica C.B.Clarke Saussurea uniflora var. conica (C.B.Clarke) Hook.f. Saussurea uniflora var. sinensis J.Anthony Theodorea uniflora (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |