| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhaponticum karatavicum Regel & Schmalh. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 6: 320 (1879) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-1500m |
| Description | stems grey tomentose, leaves thick, whitish tomentose, oblong, pinnatifid, segments oval, obtuse, bidentate, decurrent, capitula solitary, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 6-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea karatavica (Regel & Schmalh.) B.Fedtsch. Leuzea karatavica (Regel & Schmalh.) Holub Stemmacantha karatavica (Regel & Schmalh.) Dittrich |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |