| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Klasea kotschyi (Boiss.) Greuter & Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 33: 59 (2003) |
| Native Range | Iraq to se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-2300m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves entire, rigid, lanceolate, petiolate, upper leaves sessile, erect, capitula solitary, ovate, phyllaries minute, triangular, with black margins, obtuse, spinose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Serratula kotschyi Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |