Saussurea amara
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Saussurea
- Species
- Saussurea amara
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1810
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Saussurea amara. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Saussurea amara f. amaraName author: Not supplied
- Saussurea amara f. microcephalaName author: Franch.
- Saussurea amara var. amaraName author: Not supplied
- Saussurea amara var. glomerataName author: (Poir.) Trautv.
- Saussurea glomerataName author: Poir.
- Saussurea glomerata f. alataName author: F.H.Chen
- Saussurea glomerata f. glomerataName author: Not supplied
- Saussurea glomerata var. chinensisName author: F.H.Chen
- Saussurea glomerata var. glomerataName author: Not supplied
- Saussurea gmeliniiName author: Herder
- Saussurea japonica f. leucocephalaName author: (Nakai & Kitag.) Nakai & Kitag.
- Saussurea microcephalaName author: (Franch.) Franch. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.
- Saussurea microcephala f. leucocephalaName author: Nakai & Kitag.
- Saussurea microcephala var. apteraName author: Nakai & Kitag.
- Saussurea microcephala var. pterocladaName author: Nakai & Kitag.
- Saussurea tenuicaulisName author: Y.Ling
- Serratula amaraName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Theodorea amaraName author: (L.) Cass.
- Theodorea glomerataName author: (Poir.) Soják
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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