| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea pilinophylla Diels trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 513 (1922) |
| Native Range | nw. Sichuan to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 4000-5300m |
| Description | basal leaves shortly petiolate, linear to elliptic, 4-7cm, grey-green, densely lanate to sericeous, entire, acute, uppermost leaves ovate, purple, surrounding capitula |
| Size | 2-23cm |
| Color | purple 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea tunicata Hand.-Mazz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |