| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Olgaea roborowskyi Iljin trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 3: 142 (1922) |
| Native Range | w. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-2800m |
| Description | leaves rigid, coriaceous, abaxially grey-white, adaxially green, glabrous, shiny, pinnate, segments ovate, spiny, capitula 3-8 in cluster, involucre campanulate, spinose |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |