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Saussurea superba J.Anthony trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSaussurea superba J.Anthony trib. Cardueae
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 18: 212 (1934)
Native Rangec. China to Tibet
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude2800-5200m
Descriptionleaves sessile, elliptic, 3-10cm, green, subglabrous, entire or obscurely denticulate, obtuse, capitula solitary, sessile in rosette or terminal on scape
Size3-25cm
Colorblue-purple
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
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