Saussurea subulata C.B.Clarke

Family: Asteraceae

Description: Herbs 1.5-10 cm tall, perennial, caespitose. Caudex much branched, with numerous sterile and flowering leaf rosettes forming dense cushions

Habitat: Gravelly and moist places near rivers, alpine grasslands and meadows, saline or alkaline sandy soils; 4100-5300 m.

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Form of cushion C Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion
Compactness 1 Compact, hard (peat-accumulating)
Variability 0 No variability
Root system P Single pivotal root
Woodiness 0 Herbaceaous
Thorniness 0 No
Succulence 0 No
Flowers 1 Short peduncle

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