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Taxon:  Saussurea medusa Maxim.



Summary
Genus:
Saussurea
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Cardueae
Subtribe:
Carduinae
Nomen number:
464724
Place of publication:
Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 27:488; Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 11:246. 1882 (Diagn. pl. nov. asiat.)
Verified:
08/27/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  2. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Transcribed Chinese
shui mu xue tu zi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaQinghai Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Shengw.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqus.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengn.w.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Qinghai Sheng, Sichuan Sheng (w.), Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (s.), Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng (n.w.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Jammu and Kashmir]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464724. Accessed 25 April 2025.