| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Eryngium karatavicum Iljin |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 39: 320 (1936) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | lower leaves narrowly oblanceolate, decurrent, 8-15cm, margins acute-spiny-dentate, stem leaves amplexicaule, spinose-lobate, heads 3-5, spherical, 1-2cm long |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | whitish blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |