| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea ceterach Hand.-Mazz. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 12: 323 (1938) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3800-4900m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic, abaxially densely white tomentose, pinnatilobate, segments ovate, entire, capitula solitary in leaf rosette, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |