| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Psephellus sumensis (Kalen.) Greuter trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 33: 60 (2003) |
| Native Range | e. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves abaxially pubescent, adaxially greenish, arachnose, the lower long petiolate, pinnatisect, segments oblong, acute, capitula solitary, involucre ovoid, thinly pubescent |
| Size | 7-30cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea sumensis Kalen. Heterolophus sumensis (Kalen.) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) |