| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cavea tanguensis (J.R.Drumm.) W.W.Sm. & J.Small trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 27: 120 (1917) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 4000-5100m |
| Description | basal leaves coriaceous, subcarnose, spathulate-oblong, abaxially densely glandular-pubescent, remotely denticulate, obtuse, stem leaves oblong, 3-6cm, capitula solitary |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea tanguensis J.R.Drumm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |