| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Carlina acaulis L. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 828 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 300-2800m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, irregularly pinnatisect, segments spinose-dentate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially arachnose-hirsute, capitula 7-15cm, sessile amongst leaves |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | brownish purple, whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 | Carlina alpina Jacq. Carlina caulescens Lam. Carlina chamaeleon Vill. Carlina cirsioides Klokov Carlina grandiflora Moench Carlina officinalis Bubani Carlina rhopalachyron Cadevall & Sallent Carlina subacaulis DC. Carlina subacaulis var. acaulis DC Carlina subdecurrens Vandas Chromatolepis acaulis (L.) Dulac |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |
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