| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea erubescens Lipsch. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 342 (1960) |
| Native Range | c. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2400-4900m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, narrowly elliptic, green, abaxially densely glandular-hirsute, adaxially glabrescent, sinuate-denticulate, acute, capitula 1-5 in corymb |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |