| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Ancathia igniaria (Spreng.) DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Cirsium igniarium Spreng. |
| Cirsium elegans Willd. ex Spreng. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-2000m |
| Description | stems pilose, stem leaves numerous, sessile, coriaceous, abaxially grey-white pilose, adaxially glabrous and shiny, spinose, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, spinose |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | purple, red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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