| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Psephellus zuvandicus Sosn. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 14: 17 (1948) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves adaxially green, sparsely spinulose-hirsute, abaxially grey tomentose, the lower pinnate, segments ovate, stem leaves similar, smaller, capitula large |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | violet |
| 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 zuvandica (Sosn.) Sosn. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |