| Classification | Asteraceae: Saussurea | 
| Barcode(s) | 00143127 | 
| Collector | D. E. Boufford, M. J. Donoghue & R. H. Ree | 
| Collector number | 27857 | 
| Country | China | 
| State | Sichuan | 
| Geography | Asia: East Asia (Region): China: Sichuan: Luhuo | 
| Locality | N of the city of Luhuo at the pass on road to Sêrtar on Naoze Shan. 31°44'54"N, 100°45'21"E; 4200 m | 
| Georeference | 31.7455555, 100.7625 Method: Unknown  | 
| Date Collected | 1997-09-04 | 
| Remarks | Heavily grazed meadows. In heavily grazed area. Plants with leaves tightly appressed to ground; leaf bases pink-purple; florets purple | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/92fc234d-9b09-40b8-9f00-d46efe9bd4ff | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00143127 | 
| Herbarium | A | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination |  Saussurea stella Maximowicz | 
| Determined by | E. v. Raab-Straube | 
| Date Determined | 2009 | 
| Determination Remarks |  [filed under] [current name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |