| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea discolor (Willd.) DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 16: 199 (1810) |
| Native Range | Europe |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1400-2800m |
| Description | leaves triangular-lanceolate, dentate, petiolate, adaxially green, abaxially white tomentose, upper leaves more narrow, amplexicaule, capitula 12-18mm, crowded, fragrant |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | ind |
| 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 spring; cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Bennettia alpina var. discolor (Willd.) Gray Saussurea lapatifolia Beck Serratula alpina var. lapathifolia L. Serratula discolor Willd. Theodorea discolor (Wild.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |