| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Echinops pubisquameus Iljin trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 4: 175 (1923) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems white tomentose, stem leaves decurrent, pinnatipartite or pinnatifid, segments deltate, sharply acerose-dentate, adaxially grey-green, abaxially white tomentose, heads 2-3cm |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | bluish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |