| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia shugnanica Juz. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Tadzhikistansk. Bazy 8: 525, 564 (1940) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan and n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | leaves pinnatipartite, segments sublinear, at apex yellow mucronate, abaxially white tomentose, capitula cylindrical, 15-18mm long |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, 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 | Cousinia lindbergii Rech.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |