| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea kitamurana Miyabe & Tatew. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trans. Sapporo Nat. Hist. Soc. 14: 267 (1936) |
| Native Range | se. Russian Far East to Sakhalin |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves thick, ovate, subacuminate, apiculate, ca. 6cm, cartilagineous crenate, the upper lanceolate, smaller, capitula solitary, 1-2cm across, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 4-7cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KHA Khabarovsk, SAK Sakhalin) |