| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Carthamus araneosus (Boiss. & Reut.) Sch.Bip. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries [P.B.Webb & S.Berthelot] 3(2; 2): 363 (1846) |
| Native Range | Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | arachnose-hirsute, basal leaves shortly petiolate, pinnate, segments lanceolate, spinose, spinose-dentate or entire, the upper lanceolate, spines yellow, capitula solitary |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| 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 root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Carduncellus araneosus Boiss & Reut. Carduncellus araneosus f. intercedens Degen & Hervier Carduncellus hispanicus var. araneosus (Boiss. & Reut.) Pau Carduncellus hispanicus ssp. araneosus (Boiss. & Reut.) G.López Carduncellus hispanicus f. intercedens Degen & Hervier Carduncellus hispanicus ssp. intercedens (Degen & Hervier) G.López Carduncellus monspelliensium ssp. araneosus (Boiss. & Reut.) O.Bolós & Vigo Carthamodes araneosa (Boiss. & Reut.) Kuntze Carthamus hispanicus ssp. araneosus (Boiss. & Reut.) Greuter |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |