| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhaponticum nanum Lipsky trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 80 (1901) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2200-2500m |
| Description | acaulescent, basal leaves petiolate, softly grey tomentose, in outline oblong, bipinnatisect, ultimate segments oblong, dentate, acuminate, capitula sessile, ovoid |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | reddish purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea nana (Lipsky) B.Fedtsch. Leuzea nana (Lipsky) Holub Stemmacantha nana (Lipsky) Dittrich |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |