Saussurea alpina subsp. depressa, (Gren.) Nyman

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 217

(c) Subsp. depressa (Gren.) Nyman , loc. cit. (1879)

(5. depressa Gren. ):

Stems 2-8(-10) cm, procumbent at base. Leaves arachnoid-villous, more densely so beneath, the upper equalling or exceeding the inflorescence, the lower oblong-lanceolate, cuneate at base, gradually to abruptly narrowed into petiole. Inflorescence a compact corymb. In = 50-54. • Alps.