| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cynara tournefortii Boiss. & Reut. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Nov. Hisp. [P.E.Boissier]: 18 (1842) |
| Native Range | s. Portugal to s. & c. Spain, Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-50m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, adaxially glabrous, green, abaxially arachnose-tomentose, pinnatipartite, segments lanceolate, spinose-dentate, capitula large in the midst od rosette |
| Size | 4-10cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Arcyna tournefortii (Boiss. & Reut.) Wiklund Bourgaea tournefortii (Boiss. & Reut.) Willk. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |