| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia hypopolia Bornm. & Sint. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér 2, 7: 214 (1907) |
| Native Range | Turkmenistan to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems white arachnose, densely leafy, leaves coriaceous, green, glabrous, shiny, abaxially tomentose, stem leaves broadly lanceolate, acute-dentate, capitula 1-3, terminal |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |