| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Dolomiaea saussureoides (Hand.- Mazz.) Y.L.Chen & C.Shih trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Geol. Ecol. Studies Qinghai-Xizang Plateau 2: 1314 (1981) |
| Native Range | Tibet (Nangxian) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | leaves abaxially grey-white, adaxially green, scabrous, elliptic, 10cm, pinnatilobate, segments entire, capitula solitary, involucre whitish, spherical, densely villose |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Bolocephalus saussureoides Hand.-Mazz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |