| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Tragopogon ruber S.G.Gmel. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Reise Russland 2: 198 (1774) |
| Native Range | s. European Russia to Mongolia and Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 400-1500m |
| Description | stems floccose-lanate, glabrescent, leaves linear-lanceolate with white scarious margins, phyllaries 8-10, capitula solitary |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | lilac-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tragopogon ruber var. leucocarpus C.H.An |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |