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Saussurea dorogostaiskii PalibFlower
It grows in binate and mass on high rocks and cliffs. It is called “A flower of the Sky”. So, to pick up the flower, there is a special custom, making up a tent over the flower to hide from the Sky and get dog cut the flower.
It is still mysterious why they grow in distance of 10m-20m from each other. It is prohibited to sell its seeds to foreign countries by the International Convention in 1974. It is a registered flower in the “Red Book” of Mongolia.