| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Lactuca takhtadzhianii Sosn. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Soobshch. Akad. Nauk Gruzinsk. S.S.R. 2: 653 (1941) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | basal leaves sessile, glaucous, carnose, obovate, acute, irregularly sharply dentate, capitula numerous, cylindrical, long, phyllaries linear |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cephalorrhynchus takhtadzhianii (Sosn.) Kirp. Zollikoferiastrum takhtadzhianii (Sosn.) Kamelin |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |