| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia oligocephala Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 116 (1846) |
| Native Range | sw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems white, glabrous, leaves coriaceous, glabrous, sinuate-pinnatilobate, spinose, oblong or ovate, at base truncate, capitula oblong, involucre glabrous, spinose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 oligocephalum (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |