| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Carlina utzka Hacq. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Pl. Alp. Carniol.: 7 (1782) |
| Native Range | ec. & se. Europe to Ukraine |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | leaves in rosette, pinnate, 20-25cm long, adaxially sub glabrous, abaxially white lanate, segments ovate, spinose, capitula ca. 10cm, in the midst of rosette; monocarpic |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | brownish yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Carlina acanthifolia ssp. utzka (Hacq.) Meusel & A Kástner Carlina onopordifolia Besser ex DC. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |