| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia lucida DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 553 (1838) |
| Native Range | w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | glabrous, stems white, leaves rigid, green, reticulate veined, sinuate-dentate, spinose, ovate, shortly decurrent, capitula narrowly cylindrical, 5-6, in compact corymb |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arctium lucidum (DC.) Kuntze Cousinia lucida var. arachnoidea Assadi & Mehregan |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |