| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea coriacea Y.L.Chen & S.Yun Liang trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 101 (1981) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 3600-4400m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, narrowly oblong, 5-10cm, pinnatisect, abaxially densely white tomentose, adaxially glandular, segments triangular, acuminate, capitula solitary |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| 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 (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |