| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea falconeri Hook.f. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India 3: 369 (1881) |
| Native Range | w. Himalaya to w. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3300-4500m |
| Description | stems lanate, leaves in rosette, 15-20cm, winged petiolate, linear, irregularly triangular-dentate, upper leaves sessile, linear, capitula solitary, terminal, ca. 3cm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea andryaloides var. caulescens Lipsch. Theodorea falconeri (Hook.f.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |