| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Atractylis phaeolepis Pomel |
| Bibliography | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl.: 273 (1875) |
| Native Range | Algeria, Jordan, Sinai |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | spinose, ramose, glabrous, leaves sessile, coriaceous, 2-4cm, incised to midrib, segments 5-6 pairs, spiny dentate, capitula campanulate, involucre purple |
| Size | 5-8cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Atractylis mutica C.C.Towns. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) |