| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Jurinea ceratocarpa (Decne.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Compos. Ind.: 236 (1876) |
| Native Range | ne. Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | leaves 5-10cm long, narrowly elliptic, usually pinnatisect, capitula ca. 2cm across, surrounded by long, narrow, foliate bracts |
| Size | 25-60cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lipschitziella ceratocarpa (Decne.) Kamelin Lipschitziella congesta Qaiser & al. Saussurea acanthocarpa Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f. Saussurea ceratocarpa Decne. Saussurea stemmaphora Klatt |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |