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Details for: Saussurea alpina
Source: Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
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Name: Saussurea alpina (L.) DC.
Nomencl. ref.: in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 16: 198. 1810
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Asteranae
                         Ordo - Asterales
                              Familia - Compositae Giseke
                                   Tribus - Cardueae Cass.
                                        Genus - Saussurea DC.
                                            
Geo-Search:
Basionym: Serratula alpina L.
Homotypic synonyms: Serratula alpina L.
Heterotypic synonyms: Saussurea macrophylla Saut.
Saussurea pohlei Gand.
Saussurea pujolica Costa
Saussurea alpina subsp. macrophylla (Saut.) Nyman
Misapplied names: "Saussurea latifolia" sec. Fiori, A. - Nuova flora analitica d’Italia 2 Firenze 1925-1929.
Included taxa: Saussurea depressa Gren.
Saussurea esthonica Rupr.
 
Common names: Alpine Saw-wort (English), Alpska kosmatulja (Slovene), Echte Alpenscharte (German), Fjällskära (Swedish), Fjelltistel (Norwegian), Gewöhnliche Alpenscharte (German), Lääte (Finnish), Nordisk Fjeldskær (Danish), Pabodliak alpínsky veľkolistý (Slovak), Pabodliak alpínsky (Slovak), Saussurea alpejska (Polish), Saussurea delle Alpi (Italian), Saussurée des Alpes (French), Сосюрея альпiйська (Ukraine)[Credits]
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: Au(A L) Br -Bu -Es Fe Ga(F) Ge Hb(E N) He Hs(A S) It -La Mk No Po Rf(A E N NW) ?Rf(C) Rm Sb Sk Sl Sr Su Uk(U)