| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia grisea Kult. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves soft, adaxially grey-green, abaxially white tomentose, entire, linear-oblong, thinly petiolate, acute, stem leaves sessile, spinose, capitula ovoid, 8mm long |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | whitish |
| 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 (Uzbekistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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