| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Tragopogon gaudanicus Boriss. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Turkmen. 7: 381 (1960) |
| Native Range | Turkmenistan to Afghanistan and Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | glabrous, leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, to 1cm wide, amplexicaule, acuminate, scapes longer than leaves, capitula solitary, terminal, ca. 3cm long, phyllaries 8 |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |