| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea leucophylla Schrenk trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Saint-Pétersbourg 10: 354 (1842) |
| Native Range | s. Siberia to Central Asia and w. Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2600-4000m |
| Description | leaves linear, revolute, 1-2mm wide, obtuse, adaxially grey pubescent, abaxially white lanate, stem leaves similar, shorter, capitula solitary, 2-3cm across |
| Size | 3-12cm |
| Color | pinkish 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |