| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia deserti Bunge trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Cousinia leuconeura Bornm. & Gauba |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | glabrous, stems white, leaves ovate-lanceolate, sinuate-dentate, shortly spinose, amplexicaule, capitula 1-3, long pedicellate, terminal, oblong, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
deserti longispinosa Djavadi & Attar, Feddes Repert. 120(1-2): 33 (2009)
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