| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Ancathia igniaria DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 557 (1838) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to sw. & c. Siberia and Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-2000m |
| Description | stems pilose, stem leaves numerous, sessile, coriaceous, abaxially grey-white pilose, adaxially glabrous and shiny, spinose, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, spinose |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | purple, red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Carduus igniarius (Spreng.) Pall. ex DC. Cirsium elegans Willd. ex Spreng Cirsium igniarium Spreng. Cnicus igniarium (Spreng.) Benth. & Hook.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |