| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Chamaeleon gummifer (L.) Cass. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Dict. Sci. Nat. [G.-F. Cuvier] ed. 2. 47: 509 (1827) |
| Native Range | Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves 20-40cm long, oblong-lanceolate, bipinnate, segments tipped with spine, capitula arachnose-hirsute, 4-7cm across, sessile, solitary |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late 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 root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Acarna gummifera (L.) Willd. Acarna macrocephala (Desf.) Willd. Atractylis acaulis Pers. Atractylis gummifera L. Atractylis macrocephala Desf. Atractylis nemotoiana Arenes Carlina fontanesii DC. Carlina gummifera (L.) Less. Carlina macrocephala (Desf.) Less. Carthamus gummiferus (L.) Lam. Chamaeleon megacephalus Cass. Cirsellium gummiferum (L.) Brot. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |