| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea subulata C.B.Clarke trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Compos. Ind.: 226 (1876) |
| Native Range | c. & w. China to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 4100-5300m |
| Description | leaves sessile, purple-vaginate, subulate-linear, coriaceous, green, glabrous, entire, mucronate, solitary, sessile in the midst of leaves rosette |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | purple red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Saussurea clarkeana H.Lév. Saussurea setifolia Klatt Theodorea subulata (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |