| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Atractylis echinata Pomel trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl.: 274 (1875) |
| Native Range | North Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 400-1100m |
| Description | very spinose, stems ramose, intricate, leaves coriaceous, sessile, 2-3cm, shortly lanate, incised to midrib, segments spinose, dentate, capitula campanulate |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | |
| Synonyms | Atractylis diffusa Coss. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco) |