| Determined as: | Asteraceae Cirsium cf. esculentum |
| Photo by: | M. Schnittler, 06.08.2008 |
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| Country: | Russia |
| Province: | Altai Republic |
| Next important location: | 8 km SSW Kurai |
| Locality: | shallow valley of the Tschitschke river, transition forest-steppe, Central Altai Mts., Kuraiskaja steppe, Kosch-Agatschskii Raion Kurai |
| Coordinates: | geogr. Coord. 87° 53' 50'' (lon) 50° 10' 13'' (lat) |
| Prec: | 500 m |
| Altitude: | 1535 ± 25 m |
| Habitat: | steppe meadows near a gallery tamarack river |