| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea rockii J.Anthony trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 18: 211 (1934) |
| Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-3900m |
| Description | stems purple-red, leaves rigid, coriaceous, abaxially pale grey, linear, entire, acute, capitula solitary, terminal, involucre craterifom-campanulate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |