| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia alpina Bunge trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Index Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1845: 3 (1845) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | arachnose-hirsute, leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, shortly petiolate, pinnatipartite, segments triangular-lanceolate, spinose, capitula globular, solitary |
| Size | 12-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 aciculare (Franch.) Kuntze Arctium alpicola (Borszczow ex Trautv.) Kuntze Arctium alpinum (Bunge) Kuntze Cousinia acicularis Franch. Cousinia alpicola Borszczow ex Trautv. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |