| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Atractylis caespitosa Desf. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Atlant. 2: 254 (1799) |
| Native Range | North Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 700-2100m |
| Description | caespitose, very spinose, leaves numerous, serrate, coriaceous, pale green, sessile, 15-35mm, glabrous or white lanate, spiny dentate, capitula shortly pedunculate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acarna caespitosa Willd. Anactis caespitosa Cass. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |