Saussurea
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Saussurea alpina subsp. depressa
Translingual
Etymology
After Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (taxonomist and entomologist) + -a
Proper noun
Saussurea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – some called saw-worts.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Carduoideae - subfamily; Cardueae - tribe; Carduinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Saussurea nuda (syn. Serratula alpina) (dwarf saw-wort) - type species; Saussurea costus (costus, kuth), Saussurea alpina (common saw-wort), Saussurea americana (American saw-wort), Saussurea angustifolia (narrowleaf saw-wort), Saussurea densa (clustered saw-wort), Saussurea involucrata (snow lotus), Saussurea nuda (nutty saw-wort), Saussurea obvallata (Brahma kamal), Saussurea viscida (sticky saw-wort), Saussurea weberi (Weber's saw-wort) - selected other species
References
Saussurea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Saussurea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Saussurea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Saussurea at USDA Plants database
