| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea boissieri DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea beltranii (Pau) Blanca |
| Centaurea decumbens Boiss. ex DC. | |
| Centaurea guilhelmii Pau & Sennen | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | leaves on both faces grey tomentose, lower leaves lyrate or entire, involucre 6-7mm, ovoid-globular, appendages triangular-lanceolate, apical spine curvate, 3-5mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Morocco) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
boissieri atlantica Font Quer, Bull. Inst. Cat. Hist. Nat. 5: 101 (1925)
oissieri calvescens Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 23: 192 (1932)
boissieri funkii (Sch.Bip. ex Willk.) Blanca, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 36: 352 (1980)
boissieri integrifolia (Willk.) Blanca & Suár.-Sant., Acta Bot. Malac. 36: 95 (2011)
oissieri mariolensis (Rouy) Dostál, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71(3): 201 (1976)
boissieri transmalvana Emb. & Maire
boissieri willkommii (Sch.Bip. ex Willk.) Dostál, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71(3): 201 (1976)
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