| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea tilesii (Ledeb.) Ledeb. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Icon. Pl. Fl. Ross. 1: 15 (1829) |
| Native Range | n. Siberia to n. & c. Russian Far East |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic or Subalpine |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Description | basal leaves winged petiolate, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute, adaxially green, abaxially white lanate, dentate, capitula in capitate raceme |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | dark rose |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea tilesii var. imperialis Koidz. Saussurea tschuktschorum Lipsch. Serratula tilesii Ledeb. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya) 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, MAG Magadan) |