| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Klasea haussknechtii (Boiss.) Holub trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12: 427 (1977) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to Iran and e. & se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1800-2800m |
| Description | glabrous, lower leaves petiolate, oblong, obtuse, at base attenuate, entire, upper leaves minute, sessile, linear, acute, capitula solitary, spherical, involucre strigose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Serratula haussknechtii Boiss. Serratula nudicaulis var. transcaucasica Bornm. Serratula nudicaulis ssp. transcaucasica (Bornm.) Djugeli Serratula transcaucasica Sosn. ex Grossh. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |