| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea kurilensis Tatew. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | J. Fac. Agr. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. Sapporo 29: 214 (1933) |
| Native Range | s. Kuril Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | stems densely leafy, lower leaves long petiolate, rigid, deltate, long apiculate, dentate, adaxially green, abaxially pale, floccose-arachnose, capitula 12-15mm, in cluster |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KUR Kuril Is.) |