| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea ajanensis Lipsch. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 59(6): 73 (1954) |
| Native Range | c. Russian Far East |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems tomentose, leaves adaxially glabrous, abaxially white tomentose, the lower elliptic-oblong, shortly acuminate, petiolate, subentire, capitula in compact corymb |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | pinkish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet 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 31 Russian Far East (KHA Khabarovsk) |