| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea riederi Herder trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 41(II): 35 (1868) |
| Native Range | Kamtschatka to Kuril Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | stems densely leafy, leaves carnose, ovate, long apiculate, long winged petiolate, dentate, adaxially green, abaxially pale, ciliolate, capitula numerous in corymb |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Theodorea riederi Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KUR Kuril Is.) |