| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhaponticum namanganicum Iljin trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 1: 206 (1933) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-2500m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves shortly petiolate, green, sparsely tomentose, pinnatipartite, segments oval, obtuse, dentate, capitula sessile, solitary, involucre glabrous, 2-3cm long |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | lilac |
| 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 namanganica (Iljin) Iljin Leuzea namanganica (Ijin) Holub Stemmacantha namanganica (Iljin) Dittrich |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan) |