| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia stahliana Bornm. & Gauba trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 47: 117 (1941) |
| Native Range | Turkmenistan to ne. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems finely arachnose, densely leafy, leaves coriaceous, grey arachnose-hirsute, petiolate, broadly oblong, spinose-crenate, acuminate, capitula 1-3, ovoid, 8-9mm long |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| 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) |