| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea quercifolia W.W.Sm. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 115 (1913) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-5300m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, elliptic, abaxially densely white tomentose, coarsely dentate, acute, stem leaves lanceolate, capitula numerous in terminal cluster, 5cm wide |
| Size | 4-15cm |
| Color | bluish 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 |
| Synonyms | Saussurea chionophora Hand.-Mazz. Saussurea hypsipeta Diels ex H.Limpr. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |