| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea andersonii C.B.Clarke trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Compos. Ind.: 226 (1876) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4300m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, linear, runcinate, adaxially green and glabrous, lateral segments triangular, dentate, capitula solitary, involucre ovoid, phyllaries yellow-green |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Himalaiella andersonii (C.B.Clarke) D.Maity Theodorea andersonii (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |