| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia platystegia Tscherneva trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Inst. Bot. Akad. Nauk Uzbeksk. S.S.R. 17: 103 (1962) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stem leaves sessile, long decurrent, oblong, spinose-dentate, adaxially finely pubescent, abaxially white tomentose, capitula cylindrical, 6mm long |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (UZB Uzbekistan) |