| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea conaensis (S.W.Liu) Fujikawa & H.Ohba |
| Bibliography | Makinoa, n.s., 8: 73 (2010) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 4000-4700m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, narrowly obovate, 5-10cm, green, sparsely arachnose, sinuate-dentate, obtuse to acute, upper leaves linear, capitula hidden in lanate indumentum |
| Size | 12-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Saussurea gossypiphora var. conaensis S.W.Liu |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |