| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia lepida Bunge ex Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 476 (1875) |
| Native Range | Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | appresed white hirsute, leaves coriaceous, ovate, shortly petiolate, lobate-dentate, shortly spinose, stem leaves oblong, decurrent, capitula oblong-cylindrical |
| Size | 9-12cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arctium lepidum (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |