| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea chionophylla Takeda trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 234 (1915) |
| Native Range | Japan (Hokkaido) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stem densely white arachnose, basal leaves ovate-cordate to ovate-truncate, petiolate, 4-8cm, abaxially densely white lanate, capitula campanulate, 12-14mm long, arachnose |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | 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 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |