| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea inversa Raab-Straube trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 41: 92 (2011) |
| Native Range | w. China to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3700-5400m |
| Description | basal leaves long petiolate, elliptic or oblong, 1-3cm, green, glabrous, obtusely dentate, obtuse, the upper triangular ovate, capitula in hemispherical inflorescence |
| Size | 3-15cm |
| Color | rose-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea gnaphalodes var. glabrata (Hook.f.) Hand.-Mazz. Saussurea hypsipeta var. glabrata (Hook.f.) Lipsch. Saussurea sorocephala var. glabrata Hook.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |