Asteraceae
Saussurea alpina
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Saussurea
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Common names
By language (11)
- Chinese
- 高山風毛菊, 高山风毛菊
- Estonian
- Alpi soojumikas
- Finnish
- Tunturilääte, Lääte
- French
- Saussurée des Alpes, La Saussurée, Saussure des Alpes
- German
- Echte Alpenscharte
- Japanese
- チャボヒゴタイ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Fjelltistel
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Fjelltistel
- Swedish
- Fjällskära
- Ukrainian
- Сосюрея альпійська
- Welsh
- Lliflys y mynydd
Synonyms
- Centaurea saussurea E.H.L.Krause
- Cirsium alpinum All.
- Cnicus alpinus Loisel.
- Saussurea alpina subsp. alpina
- Saussurea alpina subsp. macrophylla (Saut.) Nyman
- Saussurea alpina var. alpina
- Saussurea lapatifolia H.Karst.
- Saussurea ledebouri Herder
- Saussurea ledebouri var. ledebouri
- Saussurea macrophylla Saut.
- Saussurea pohlei Gand.
- Saussurea pujolica Costa
- Serratula alpina L.
- Serratula alpina var. alpina
Photos
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Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.