| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia leptocephala Fisch. & C.A.Mey. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 15 (1839) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | densely leafy, stems white tomentose, leaves hard, coriaceous, adaxially grey-green, abaxially grey tomentose, leaves oblong, spinose crenate-lobate, capitula cylindrical |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | rose, purple |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Arctium leptocephalum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) |