| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia foliosa Boiss. & Balansa trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2. 6: 116 (1859) |
| Native Range | Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves rigid, adaxially glabrous, reticulate veined, abaxially grey arachnose, sinuate-lobate, long spinose, stem leaves ovate, broadly decurrent, capitula solitary |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 foliosum (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |