| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia tenuifolia C.A.Mey. ex DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 554 (1838) |
| Native Range | s. Transcaucasus to nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves pinnatisect, adaxially arachnose, abaxially hirsute, segments narrowly linear, tipped with spine, capitula in corymb, subsessile, ovoid |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 tenuifolium (C.A.Mey. ex A.DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |