| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Olgaea eriocephala Iljin trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 3: 142 (1922) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stems ramose, sulcate, arachnose-hirsute, leaves green, subglabrous, shortly petiolate, pinnatipartite, ca. 20cm long, capitula ovoid, 6-8cm across, solitary |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Carduus eriocephalus C.Winkl. Carduus lachnocephalus Rech.f. Cousinia altimurana Rech.f. Olgaea altimurana (Rech.f.) Rech.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |