Saussurea nuda
Chaffless Saw Wort, Chaffless Sawwort
Other regional names: Clustered Sawwort +4 more
- Clustered Sawwort
- Dwarf Saw Wort
- Dwarf Sawwort
- Nutty Saw Wort
- Nutty Sawwort
Also known as: Saussurea alpina var. densa Hook. +7 more
- Saussurea alpina var. densa Hook.
- Saussurea alpina var. ledebourii (Herder) A.Gray
- Saussurea densa (Hook.) Rydb.
- Saussurea ledebourii Herder
- Saussurea ledebourii var. ledebouri
- Saussurea nuda subsp. densa (Hook.) G.W.Douglas
- Saussurea nuda subsp. nuda
- Saussurea nuda var. densa (Hook.) Hultén
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and North America, Saussurea nuda (commonly known as Chaffless Saw-Wort) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Asteraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subalpine or subarctic conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Montana, Sakhalin, Yakutskiya
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms