| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea thoroldii Hemsl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 115 (1894) |
| Native Range | w. & nc. China to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 3100-5200m |
| Description | monocarpic; leaves shortly petiolate, linear, 2-10cm, green, glabrous, pinnatilobate, entire, acute, mucronate, capitula numerous in hemisphaerical synflorescence |
| Size | 2-6cm |
| Color | rose, blue-purple |
| Bloom | late 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |