| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea runcinata DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 16: 202 (1810) |
| Native Range | se. Siberia to n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 700-1300m |
| Description | basal leaves glabrous, long thinly petiolate, lyrate-pinnatisect, segments lanceolate, sparsely dentate, stem leaves coarsely dentate, capitula in sparse raceme |
| Size | 5-60cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Heterotrichum dissectum M.Bieb. ex Herder Saussurea alata var. runcinata (DC.) Herder Saussurea crepidifolia Turcz. Saussurea runcinata var. integrifolia H.C.Fu & D.S.Wen Serratula dissecta Stephan ex Herder Serratula runcinata Demid. ex DC. Theodorea crepidifolia (Turcz.) Soják Theodorea runcinata (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (CTA Chita) 31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central) 37 Mongolia |