| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cicerbita alii Roohi Bano & Qauiser trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Pakistan J. Bot. 42(Sp. Issue): 39 (2010) |
| Native Range | w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3300-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves sessile, 10-18cm, broadly elliptic, sharply denticulate to serrulate, mucronate, abaxially pilose, stem leaves 4-6cm, capitula campanulate in fascicles |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | blue-purple, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in fall |
| Synonyms | Melanoseris alii (Roohi Bano & Qaiser) N.Kilian & Z.H.Wang |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |