| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea linearifolia Ludlow trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 72 (1956) |
| Native Range | Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3300-4600m |
| Description | basal leaves numerous, linear, acute, irregularly sinuate and remotely dentate, 15-30cm long, glabrous, stem leaves sessile, smaller, capitula solitary, 2-3cm across |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | blue-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |