| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cirsium rhizocephalum C.A.Mey. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 70 (1831) |
| Native Range | Turkey to Central Asia and n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, basal leaves numerous, elliptic, 7-25cm, shortly petiolate, pinnatipartite, segments approximate, dentate, abruptly tapered to 1cm long spine |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Cirsium esculentum var. caucasicum C.A.Mey. Cirsium esculentum ssp. frickii (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Petr. Cirsium frickii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Cirsium grumosum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Cirsium rhizocephalum ssp. frickii (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Govaerts Cirsium rhizocephalum ssp. sinuatum (Boiss.) P.H.Davis & Parris Cirsium richeleanum Tourl. Cirsium sinuatum Boiss. & Kotschy Cnicus rhizocephalus (C.A.Mey.) Wright & Dewar |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |