| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea lanigera DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 579 (1838) |
| Native Range | c. & ec. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-3000m |
| Description | lax arachnose-lanate, leaves petiolate, pinnatisect, segments elliptic-lanceolate, remote, stem leaves sessile, pinnatifid, capitula solitary, large, radiate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellowish white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Cyanus laniger (DC.) Holub |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |