| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Jurinea microcephala Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 584 (1875) |
| Native Range | Turkmenistan to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves crowded, minute, linear, obtuse, margins revolute, capitula sessile, minute, ovate, phyllaries red, sparsely arachnose, lanceolate, erect |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Jurinella microcephala (Boiss.) Wagenitz Perplexia microcephala (Boiss.) Iljin |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |