| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia heterophylla Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | grey arachnose, leaves coriaceous, at margins sinuate, shortly lobate-dentate, spinose, petiolate, suborbiculate, capitula shortly pedicellate, minute, subcylindrical |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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