| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia lucida DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | glabrous, stems white, leaves rigid, green, reticulate veined, sinuate-dentate, spinose, ovate, shortly decurrent, capitula narrowly cylindrical, 5-6, in compact corymb |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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 (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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