WFO states this name is a synonym of Saussurea andryaloides (DC.) Sch.Bip. but GBIF does recognize it.
image resembles S. roylei in Polunin, plate 69;
Common name:
Family: Compositae
Information:
Photos: Deosai Plateau, interior, ca. 4000 m. Species ID # 103 [Transects 1 and 2; Coll.# 226 photos 0583]
Sources and additional resources:
GBIF Secretariat (2021). Saussurea falconeri Hook.fil. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://www.gbif.org/species/5404373. Accessed 18 Jul 2021.
WFO (2021). Saussurea falconeri Hook.f. Online: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000120126. Accessed on: 19 Jul 2021