| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Echinops tschimganicus B.Fedtsch. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 122 (1911) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems white tomentose, densely leafy, stem leaves sessile, pinnatipartite, segments linear, entire, shortly acuminate, adaxially green, heads ca. 3cm, solitary |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Echinops gordjaginii B.Keller |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |