| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Carlina acaulis L. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Carlina alpina Jacq. |
| Carlina chamaeleon Vill. | |
| Carlina cirsioides Klokov | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 300-2800m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, irregularly pinnatisect, segments spinose-dentate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially arachnose-hirsute, capitula 7-15cm, sessile amongst leaves |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | brownish purple, whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (Transcaucasus) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | ASTERACEAE
acaulis caulescens (Lam.) Schübl. & G.Martens, Fl. Würtemberg (ed. 1) 523 (1834)
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