| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea salemannii C.Winkl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 11: 166 (1889) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to nw. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1600-2400m |
| Description | basal leaves in rosette, petiolate, spathulate-ovate, pinnatilobate, segments orbiculate, obtuse, stem leaves lanceolate, sessile, irregularly dentate, capitula dense |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | pale red |
| 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 | Theodorea salemannii Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |