| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhaponticoides kasakorum (Iljin) M.V.Agab. & Greuter trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 33: 60 (2003) |
| Native Range | e. European Russia to Central Asia and Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2200-2400m |
| Description | basal leaves green, glabrous, petiolate, elliptic, 15-20cm, pinnate, segments narrowly elliptic, dentate, stem leaves similar, smaller, capitula 1-6, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 kasakorum Iljin |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |