- Source: Carlina biebersteinii
Carlina biebersteinii is a purple-flowered herb in the tribe Cardueae of the family Asteraceae. It is found in Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and in the Xinjiang region of China. It grows in dry meadows and thickets.
Carlina biebersteinii Bernh. ex Hornem., Suppl. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 94. 1819.
Subspecies:
Carlina biebersteinii var. fennica Meusel & Kästner (synonym: Carlina fennica (Meusel & Kästner) Tzvelev)