Errors and corrections gratefully receivedCommon Name: Alpine saw-wort
Family: Daisy - Asteraceae (Compositae)
Genus: Saussurea
Species: alpina
Date Taken: 24/07/2005
Altitude: 2405m
Area: Valais
Walking Notes: Riffelalp to Gakihaupt, to Riffelsee. Descent to Riffelberg, Riffelalp, Moos and Zermatt
Location: Taken between Riffelalp and Gakihaupt
Flower Notes: 10-30cm tall; leaves lanceolate, mostly entire, sparsely grey-tomentose underneath; involucral bracts arranged like tiles on a roof; all florets tubular, corolla red-violet; flower heads 1.5-2 cm long, with a cobweb-like covering. 1600-2800m, flowering time 7-8. Rather rare.