| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia franchetii C.Winkl. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 578 (1887) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems white tomentose, leaves oblong, adaxially grey-green, shortly petiolate, irregularly pinnate, segments narrowly lanceolate, spinose, capitula cylindrical, 15-18mm |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arctium franchetianum (C.Winkl.) Kuntze Cousinia canescens Franch. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |