| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lomelosia candollei (Wall. ex DC.) Soják |
| Bibliography | Sborn. Nár. Mus. Praha, Řada B, Přír. Vědy 43(1): 57 (1987) |
| Native Range | s. Iran to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-2200m |
| Description | subglabrous, basal leaves lanceolate to spathulate, 3-8cm, strigose, lobate to pinnatipartite, the upper smaller and narrower, flowers in radiate head, involucral bracts ovate |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Scabiosa candolleana Wall. Scabiosa cadollei Wall. ex DC. Scabiosa kermanensis Bornm. Trochocephalus candollei (Wall. ex DC.) Á.Löve & D.Lóve |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |