| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leuzea nitida (Fisch. ex DC.) Holub trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Rhaponticum nitidum Fisch. ex DC. |
| Rhaponticum caspium Kar. ex Ledeb. | |
| Serratula fischeri Sch.Bip. | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves glabrous, thick, oblong, pinnatifid, segments oblong-ovate, dentate, shortly petiolate, capitula solitary, involucre 2-3cm, bracts rounded-ovate, acuminate, hirsute |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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