| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea colpodes Y.L.Chen & S.Yun Liang trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 104 (1981) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet (Nyalam) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3300-3400m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, narrowly oblong, 6-15cm, abaxially densely white lanate, adaxially glandular, pinnatipartite, segments ovate, pinnate, capitula solitary, terminal |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |