| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea cinerea Franch. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 3: 324 (1897) |
| Native Range | s. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-3800m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves obscurely petiolate, narrowly linear, 1-7cm, not divided or pinnatilobate, abaxially white tomentose, entire, acute, capitula solitary, 15-17mm |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Saussurea pusilla Lipsch. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |