| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea taipaiensis Y.Ling trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 3: 151 (1935) |
| Native Range | nc. China (s. Shaanxi) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3200-3900m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, narrowly elliptic, 4-10cm, green, subglabrous, sinuate-dentate, acute, upper leaves sessile, linear, dark purple, capitula solitary, sessile |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |