| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Klasea procumbens (Regel) Holub trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12: 427 (1977) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to sw. Xinjiang and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1700-4000m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to lanceolate, 4-6cm, dentate, stem leaves amplexicaule, small, capitula 2-3, involucre cylindrical, glabrous, phyllaries in 10-12 rows, imbricate |
| Size | 7-15cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Jurinea paulsenii O.Hoffm. ex Paulsen Serratula flexicaulis Rupr. Serratula procumbens Regel |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |