| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Hymenocephalus rigidus Jaub. & Spach trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Ill. Pl. Orient. 3(21-23): 12 (1847) |
| Native Range | sw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | floccose-tomentose, stem leaves sessile, ovate-oblong, incised dentate, spinose, capitula large, terminal, ovate, involucral bracts tomentulose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |