| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Olgaea nidulans (Rupr.) Iljin trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 3: 143 (1922) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-3700m |
| Description | stems simple, arachnose-tomentose, basal leaves petiolate, in outline elliptic, bipinnatisect, whitish lanate, segments spinose, capitula 5-10 in head |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | 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, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Carduus nidulans Rupr. Schmalhausenia nidulans (Rupr.) Petr. Wettsteinia nidulans (Rupr.) Petr. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) |