| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Jurinea ramossisima DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 677 (1838) |
| Native Range | Iran to w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | tomentose, very branched, leaves sparse, sessile, entire, the lower oblong-lanceolate, the upper minute, ovate, capitula solitary, obconical, involucre spinose |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | 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 | Jurinea ramosissima var. sarhaddensis (Rech.f. & al.) Parsa Jurinea sarhaddensis Rech.f. & al. Jurinea straussii Bornm. Stechmannia ramosissima (DC.) Jaub. & Spach Stechmannia straussii (Bornm.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |