Asteraceae
Saussurea
Saussurea amara
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Saussurea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 草地风毛菊, 驴耳风毛菊, 羊耳朵, 驴耳朵草
- English
- Saussurea
Synonyms
- Saussurea amara f. amara
- Saussurea amara f. microcephala Franch.
- Saussurea amara var. amara
- Saussurea amara var. glomerata (Poir.) Trautv.
- Saussurea glomerata Poir.
- Saussurea glomerata f. alata F.H.Chen
- Saussurea glomerata f. glomerata
- Saussurea glomerata var. chinensis F.H.Chen
- Saussurea glomerata var. glomerata
- Saussurea gmelinii Herder
- Saussurea japonica f. leucocephala (Nakai & Kitag.) Nakai & Kitag.
- Saussurea microcephala (Franch.) Franch. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.
- Saussurea microcephala f. leucocephala Nakai & Kitag.
- Saussurea microcephala var. aptera Nakai & Kitag.
- Saussurea microcephala var. pteroclada Nakai & Kitag.
- Saussurea tenuicaulis Y.Ling
- Serratula amara L.
- Theodorea amara (L.) Cass.
- Theodorea glomerata (Poir.) Soják
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 36 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced
Photos
Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yurii Basov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yurii Basov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yurii Basov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yurii Basov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Bazdyrev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.