| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea bracteata Decne. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Voy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4(Bot.): 94 (1843) |
| Native Range | ne. Pakistan to s. Xinjiang and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 4000-5600m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, oblong, densely glandular-hirsute, dentate, acuminate, upper leaves surrounding terminal capitula ovate, purple-red, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| 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 nana (Pamp.) Pamp. Saussurea schultzii var. nana Pamp. Theodorea bracteata (Decne.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |