| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Olgaea lomonossowii (Trautv.) Iljin trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 3: 144 (1922) |
| Native Range | n. China to Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 800-2300m |
| Description | stems arachnose-tomentose, leaves decurrent, pinnatifid, adaxially glabrous, abaxially densely white tomentose, lobes ovate, shortly spinose-dentate, capitula solitary, spherical |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Carduus hsiaowutaishanensis F.H.Chen Carduus lomonossowii Trautv. Carduus sinensis S.Moore Olgaea hsiaowutaishanensis (F.H.Chen) Y.Ling Olgaea sinensis (S.Moore) Iljin Serratula diabolica Kitam. Synurus diabolicus (Kitam.) Kitam. Takeikadzuchia lomonossowii (Trautv.) Kitag. & Kitam. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central) 37 Mongolia |