| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Carlina caulescens Lam. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Franc. 2: 7 (1779) |
| Native Range | Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | stems leafy, leaves alternate, pinnate, ultimate segments subulate, 2-5mm long, capitula 2-6cm across, terminal |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 | Carlina acaulis ssp. aggregata (Willd.) Hegi Carlina acaulis var. alpina Jacq. Carlina acaulis ssp. caulescens (Lam.) Schübl. & G.Martens Carlina acaulis var. caulescens (Lam.) Gaudin Carlina acaulis var. eckartsbergensis Ilse Carlina acaulis ssp. simplex (Waldst. & Kit.) Nyman Carlina acaulis f. simplex (Waldst. & Kit.) Meusel & Werner Carlina aggregata Willd. Carlina aggregata f. nana Degen Carlina elatior Wallr. Carlina simplex Waldst. & Kit. Carlina simplex var. ramosa Formánek Carlina subacaulis var. aggregata (Wiild.) DC. Carlina subacaulis var. caulescens (Lam.) DC. Carlina subacaulis var. simplex (Waldst. & Kit.) DC. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |