Saussurea amara

Saussurea amara

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Saussureinae
Genus: Saussurea
Species: Saussurea amara

Name

Saussurea amara (L.) DC., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 16: 200. (1810)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Serratula amara L., Sp. Pl. 2: 819 (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Theodorea amara (L.) Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 53: 464 (1828)
  • Vernonia amara (L.) Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 165 (1812)
• Heterotypic
  • Saussurea amara var. exappendiculata H.C.Fu in Fl. Intramongolica, ed. 2, 4: 848 (1993)
  • Saussurea amara var. glomerata (Poir.) Trautv. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 39(I): 369 (1866)
  • Saussurea amara var. microcephala (Franch.) Lipsch. in Rod Saussurea: 68 (1979)
  • Saussurea amara f. microcephala Franch. in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 6: 61 (1883)
  • Saussurea centauroides Tausch in Flora 11: 484 (1828)
  • Saussurea glomerata Poir., Encycl., Suppl. 5: 71 (1817)
  • Saussurea glomerata f. alata F.H.Chen, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 5: 83 (1934)
  • Saussurea glomerata var. chinensis F.H.Chen, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 5: 83 (1934)
  • Saussurea gmelinii Herder, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 41(3): 48 (1868)
  • Saussurea japonica f. alata (F.H.Chen) Kitag. in Neolin. Fl. Manshur.: 670 (1979), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Saussurea japonica var. alata (F.H.Chen) Nakai & Kitag., Rep. Exped. Manchoukuo Sect. IV 4: 56, 96 (1936), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Saussurea laevigata Tausch ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 517 (1841)
  • Saussurea macrocephala Less., Linnaea 6: 87 (1831)
  • Saussurea microcephala (Franch.) Franch. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 23: 466 (1888)
  • Saussurea microcephala var. aptera Nakai & Kitag., Rep. Exped. Manchoukuo Sect. IV 2: 96 (1936)
  • Saussurea scabra Less., Linnaea 9: 180 (1834)
  • Saussurea tenuicaulis Y.Ling, Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 6: 66 (1949)
  • Theodorea glomerata (Poir.) Soják, Novit. Bot. Delect. Seminum Horti Bot. Univ. Carol. Prag. 1962: 49 (1962)
  • Theodorea integrata Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 368 (1891)
  • Theodorea microcephala (Franch.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 368 (1891)

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1810. Observations sur Les Plantes Composées ou Syngenéses Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 16: 135–208. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Saussurea amara in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Saussurea amara. Accessed: 23 April 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Saussurea amara. Published online. Accessed: April 23 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Saussurea amara in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2026. Saussurea amara. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 April 2026. Reference page.