| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea wellbyi Hemsl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Hooker‘s Icon. Pl. 26: t. 2588 (1899) |
| Native Range | sc. China to s. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 4300-5500m |
| Description | monocarpic, acaulescent, leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, abaxially densely white tomentose, entire, long acuminate, synflorescence in leaf rosette, involucre cylindrical |
| Size | 2-7cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Saussurea hyperiophora Hand.-Mazz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) |