| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cousinia mindshelkensis B.Fedtsch. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 164 (1911) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | taproot, leaves glaucous, oblong, pectinate-dentate, teeth tipped with long spines, capitula subglobular, involucral bracts spiny |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |