| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Atractylis polycephala Coss. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 4: 481 (1857) |
| Native Range | Algeria to Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 800-2400m |
| Description | caespitose, spinose, glabrous, densely leafy, leaeved sessile, glabrous, 15-30mm, incised to midrib, segments 4-7pairs, capitula numerous, shortly pedunculate, cylindric |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | white-rosed |
| 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |