| Classification | Asteraceae: Saussurea | 
| Barcode(s) | 00236911 | 
| Collector | D. E. Boufford, J. H. Chen, K. Fujikawa, S. L. Kelley, R. H. Ree, H. Sun, J. P. Yue, D. C. Zhang & Y. H. Zhang | 
| Collector number | 33907 | 
| Country | China | 
| State | Sichuan | 
| Geography | Asia: East Asia (Region): China: Sichuan: Serxu | 
| Locality | Road between highway S217 at Sancha He to the town of Luoxu on the Jinsha Jiang. (upper Chang Jiang). | 
| Georeference | 32.38305556, 98.23888889 Method: Unknown  | 
| Date Collected | 2005-07-31 | 
| Elevation | 3790 - 3810 m | 
| Habitat | Stony, scree-like slope at base of limestone cliffs and adjacent meadows, Meadow. | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bae1b9dd-0dc0-4077-84f5-258a01212a66 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00236911 | 
| Herbarium | A | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination |  Saussurea tatsienensis Franchet | 
| Determined by | Y. S. Chen | 
| Date Determined | 2008-12-** | 
| Determination Remarks |  [current name] | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination |  Saussurea nigrescens Maximowicz | 
| Determination Remarks |  [label name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |