| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia trachylepis Bunge trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 9(2): 22 (1865) |
| Native Range | ec. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, arachnose-lanate, pinnatipartite, rigid, spinose, segments triangular-lanceolate, spinose-dentate, capitula subsessile, terminal, solitary, oblong-ovoid |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | lemmon yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arctium trachylepis (Bunge) Kuntze Cousinia masandarana Bornm. Cousinia meyameyensis Parsa |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |