Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Djavadi & Attar
                
                
                    
Source:
ipni
                
                
                    
Year:
2007
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Rostaniha 7(Suppl. 2): 170 (-173; fig. (2007)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001331438
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Cousinia khorasanica
- Khorasanica Cousinia
- Khorasanica Hawkweed
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Cousinia khorasanica (also called Khorasan cousinia, among many other common names) is a perennial plant native to Iran. It is a low-growing plant with small, yellow flowers. It grows in dry, rocky habitats, such as cliffs and hillsides.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Cousinia khorasanica is used as an ornamental plant, for timber, and as a medicinal plant.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Cousinia khorasanica has yellow flowers that are in a capitulum shape. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings are small and thin.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Cousinia khorasanica is a perennial herb that grows in full sun to partial shade. It can be propagated by seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in a well-drained soil in spring or early summer. Cuttings should be taken in late summer or early fall and planted in a well-drained soil.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Cousinia khorasanica
                        
                            Cousinia khorasanica is native to Iran.                        
                     
                
                                    
                        Cousinia khorasanica FAQ
                        
                            What is the scientific name of Cousinia khorasanica?
Cousinia khorasanica
Where is Cousinia khorasanica found?
Eastern Iran
What is the habitat of Cousinia khorasanica?
It grows in dry, rocky areas
 
                     
                
                                    
                        Species in the Cousinia genus
                        
                            Cousinia peduncularis, 
Cousinia ortholepis, 
Cousinia sagittata, 
Cousinia stenophylla, 
Cousinia fetissowi, 
Cousinia amoena, 
Cousinia porphyrostephana, 
Cousinia griffithiana, 
Cousinia polycephala, 
Cousinia falconeri, 
Cousinia erivanensis, 
Cousinia hypoleuca, 
Cousinia pseudolanata, 
Cousinia albertoregelia, 
Cousinia eriobasis, 
Cousinia glabriseta, 
Cousinia kerstanii, 
Cousinia sakawensis, 
Cousinia subscaposa, 
Cousinia stricta, 
Cousinia oopoda, 
Cousinia bienerti, 
Cousinia chejrabadensis, 
Cousinia polytimetica, 
Cousinia novissima, 
Cousinia kuramensis, 
Cousinia dubia, 
Cousinia pulchra, 
Cousinia cavarae, 
Cousinia heterogenetos, 
Cousinia scariosa, 
Cousinia pygmaea, 
Cousinia mucida, 
Cousinia agelocephala, 
Cousinia pseudostenolepis, 
Cousinia tscherneviae, 
Cousinia longifolia, 
Cousinia cymbolepis, 
Cousinia linczewskii, 
Cousinia ecbatanensis, 
Cousinia pichleriana, 
Cousinia stahliana, 
Cousinia arctotidifolia, 
Cousinia hybrida, 
Cousinia omphalodes, 
Cousinia tedshenica, 
Cousinia arenaria, 
Cousinia alaica, 
Cousinia syrdarjensis, 
Cousinia crassipes,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Asteraceae family
                        
                            Aaronsohnia pubescens, 
Aaronsohnia factorovskyi, 
Abrotanella filiformis, 
Abrotanella rostrata, 
Abrotanella linearis, 
Abrotanella trilobata, 
Abrotanella muscosa, 
Abrotanella inconspicua, 
Abrotanella trichoachaenia, 
Abrotanella caespitosa, 
Abrotanella nivigena, 
Abrotanella pusilla, 
Abrotanella linearifolia, 
Abrotanella papuana, 
Abrotanella rosulata, 
Abrotanella emarginata, 
Abrotanella fertilis, 
Abrotanella spathulata, 
Abrotanella purpurea, 
Abrotanella patearoa, 
Abrotanella submarginata, 
Abrotanella diemii, 
Abrotanella scapigera, 
Abrotanella forsterioides, 
Acamptopappus shockleyi, 
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus, 
Acanthocephalus benthamianus, 
Acanthocephalus amplexifolius, 
Acanthocladium dockeri, 
Acanthodesmos distichus, 
Acanthodesmos gibarensis, 
Acanthospermum humile, 
Acanthospermum consobrinum, 
Acanthospermum glabratum, 
Acanthospermum microcarpum, 
Acanthospermum hispidum, 
Acanthospermum australe, 
Acanthospermum lecocarpoides, 
Acanthostyles buniifolius, 
Acanthostyles saucechicoensis, 
Achillea buiana, 
Achillea conrathii, 
Achillea cucullata, 
Achillea styriaca, 
Achillea clavennae, 
Achillea cappadocica, 
Achillea huber-morathii, 
Achillea ptarmicoides, 
Achillea sieheana, 
Achillea barrelieri,