| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Takhtajaniantha pusilla (Pall.) Nazarova trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Biol. Zhurn. Armenii 43: 180 (1990) |
| Native Range | se. European Russia to Mongolia and Sinai |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-3400m |
| Description | basal leaves sessile, linear to filiform-linear, acuminate, on both faces arachnose, stem leaves similar, capitula solitary, involucre narrowly cylindrical, 5-7mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Scorzonera astrachanica DC. Scorzonera circinnata Pall. Scorzonera popovii Lipsch. Scorzonera pusilla Pall. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |