Rhaponticum coniferum , commonly called shepherd's spoon, is a species of the genus Rhaponticum, formerly Leuzea, in the Asteraceae family. It is a herbaceous perennial plant , gray-green, up to half a meter in height at most, but usually does not exceed 30cm. The erect stems are simple or branched, longitudinally furrowed and with white tomentum. The leaves can measure up to 20 by 5cm but are scattered and smaller towards the upper part of the stem.
