| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia libanotica DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Cousinia dayi Post |
| Cousinia hermonis Boiss. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | subalpine |
| Description | white tomentose, basal leaves crowded, pinnatipartite, segments approximate, lanceolate-linear, yellow spinose, capitula large, globular, in corymb, involucre arachnose |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Palestine) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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