| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cirsium souliei (Franch.) Mattf. ex Rehder & Kobuski trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Cnicus souliei Franch. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1900-4800m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, green, long hirsute, petiolate, narrowly elliptic, 8-21cm, pinnatilobate, segments 7-11 pairs, elliptic, dentate, spinose, capitula crowded, sessile |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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