| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea famintziniana Krasn. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Zap. 2(1): 17 (1888) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to w. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3700-4200m |
| Description | stem glabrous, leafy, leaves lanceolate, sparsely tomentose, coarsely dentate, the basal petiolate, capitula campanulate, shortly pedunculate, terminal, crowded |
| Size | 2-12cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea colorata C.Winkl. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |