| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Saussurea nipponica Miquel subsp. savatieri (Franchet) Kitamura |
| Synonyms | Saussurea kurosawae Kitamura; Saussurea nipponica Miquel subsp. kurosawae (Kitamura) Kitamura; Saussurea nipponica Miquel subsp. sendaica (Franchet) Kitamura; Saussurea nipponica Miquel var. kurosawae (Kitamura) Ohwi; Saussurea sinuatoides Nakai var. serrata Nakai |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) asama higotai [Mt. Asama higotai (meaning of higotai is unknown)], Tsukuba higotai [Mt. Tsukuba higotai] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (north of Central region) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Flowers capitulums purple 1-1.5cm, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants. |
| October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
| October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |