Saussurea involucrata is very rare in the eastern Tianshan Mountains, because it grows on the steep cliffs at an altitude of about 4000 meters in Tianshan Mountains and grows in the cracks of ice-stained rocks.

The growth environment of Saussurea involucrata is extremely harsh and its yield is extremely low. It takes five years for Saussurea involucrata to germinate and blossom. Its seeds germinate at zero degrees Celsius and grow at three to five degrees Celsius. The seedlings can resist the low temperature of-2 1 celsius, but the actual growth period is less than two months.

In this short growing period, Saussurea involucrata, with its vigorous vitality, can resist frost and snow and grow tenaciously in the cold of tens of degrees below zero and the oxygen-deficient environment with thin air.

Saussurea involucrata is a very unique plant, which only grows on the cliffs in the alpine moraine near the northern and southern slopes of Tianshan Mountain, Altai Mountain and Kunlun Mountain, and its yield is extremely low. It takes five years for Saussurea involucrata to germinate and blossom. Its seeds germinate at zero degrees Celsius and grow at three to five degrees Celsius. The seedlings can resist the low temperature of-2 1 celsius, but the actual growth period is less than two months. In this short growth period, Saussurea involucrata has a strong vitality, which can be five to seven times higher than other plants.