| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Klasea lyratifolia (Schrenk) L.Martins trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Taxon 54: 636 (2005) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to nw. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-3400m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, 6-7cm, pinnatipartite, segments entire, elliptic, terminal segment ovate to orbiculate, larger than the others, capitula solitary, sessile in leaf rosette |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Klasea rugulosa (Iljin) Kitag. Serratula lyratifolia Schrenk Serratula modestii Boriss. Serratula rugulosa Iljin Serratula tianschanica Saposhn. & Nikitina |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |