⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record gcc-34127, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Saussurea amara .
The record derives from TICA which reports it as a synonym (record 007AD3F9-C64C-4B74-9DE3-3F42FE75BD97
) with original publication details: Report of the First Scientific Expedition to Manchoukou 4(1): 63 1934.