| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lomelosia alpestris (Kar. & Kir.) Soják |
| Bibliography | Sborn. Nár. Mus. Praha, Řada B, Přír. Vědy 43(1): 57 (1987) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, lanceolate, glabrous, base tapered to petiole, entire, white ciliate, acuminate, stem leaves 1-3 pairs, flowers in terminal heads 4-6cm across |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring and fall; cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Scabiosa alpestris Kar. & Kir., Bull Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 536 (1842) Trochocephalus alpestris (Kar. & Kir.) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |