| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Dolomiaea forrestii (Diels) C.Shih trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 24: 293 (1986) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3000-4200m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, green, broadly elliptic to ovate, 12-18cm, sparsely setose, pinnatilobate, segments spinulose-dentate, terminal segment lyrate, capitula 3-6, sessile |
| Size | 6-15cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dolomiaea denticulata (Y.Ling) C.Shih Jurinea forrestii Diels Vladimiria denticulata Y.Ling Vladimiria forrestii (Diels) Y.Ling |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |