| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Dolomiaea platylepis (Hand.-Mazz.) C.Shih trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 24: 295 (1986) |
| Native Range | sc. China (sw. Sichuan) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3100-3400m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, obovate to elliptic, 7-13cm, abaxially grey-white tomentose, adaxially green, pinnatilobate, segments spinulose dentate, capitula solitary, sessile |
| Size | 7-12cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Jurinea platylepis Hand.-Mazz. Vladimiria platylepis (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.Ling |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |