| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Dolomiaea macrocephala DC. ex Royle trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 5: t. 57 (1835) |
| Native Range | Nepal to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4300m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves flatways at ground, ca. 30cm long, pinnatisect, segments dentate and lobate, abaxially lanate, capitula 2-3cm in diam., up to 30 in centre of rosette |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 | Carduus nepalensis Spreng. ex DC. Jurinea dolomiaea Boiss. Jurinea dolomiaea var. tibetica (R.R.Stewart) Naithani Jurinea himalaica R.R.Stewart Jurinea himalaica var. tibetica R.R.Stewart Jurinea macrocephala (DC. ex Royle) C.B.Clarke Jurinella macrocephala (DC. ex Royle) Aswal & Goel Jurinella macrocephala var. tibetica (R.R.Stewart) Karthik. & Moorthy Saussurea religiosa Royle |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |