| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Jurinea multiflora (L.) B.Fedtsch. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Consp. Fl. Turkest. 4: 295 (1912) |
| Native Range | se. Romania to Mongolia and Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-2000m |
| Description | leaves entire, abaxially grey-white, adaxially green, margin revolute, stem leaves linear, inflorescence many flowered, corymbose, 3-5cm, involucre cylindrical, phyllaries elliptic |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple, red |
| 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 | Jurinea ambigua (DC.) DC. Jurinea linearifolia (DC.) DC. Saussurea multiflora (L.) DC. Serratula ambigua DC. Serratula linearifolia DC. Serratula multiflora L. Serratula salicina Pall. Serratula salina Pall. Serratula tincta Cass. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |