| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Psephellus sibiricus (L.) Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 30: 38 (2000) |
| Native Range | e. Europe to w. Siberia and n. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves grey-white, densely tomentose, elliptic, 5cm long, pinnatisect, segments entire, ovate, stem leaves entire, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea sibirica L. Cyanus sibiricus (L.) Gaertn. Heterolophus sibiricus (L.) Cass. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |