| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Echinops babatagensis Tscherneva trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | stems finely tomentose, glandular, leaves abaxially arachnose-hirsute, the lower petiolate, pinnatipartite, the upper pinnatilobate, decurrent, heads ca. 35mm across |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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