| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia mindshelkensis B.Fedtsch. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | taproot, leaves glaucous, oblong, pectinate-dentate, teeth tipped with long spines, capitula subglobular, involucral bracts spiny |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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