| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea hookeri C.B.Clarke trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Compos. Ind.: 230 (1876) |
| Native Range | China to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4300-5300m |
| Description | stems thick, apically velutinous-lanate, leaves narrowly linear, curvate, abaxially tomentose, entire, capitula solitary, 30-45mm, surrounded by broad, obtuse leaves |
| Size | 4-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Theodorea hookeri (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |