| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea mariana Nyman trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea funkii Boiss. & Reut. |
| Centaurea macrorrhiza Willk. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-1900m |
| Description | softly white lanate-tomentose, acaulescent, leaves in dense rosette, vaginate-petiolate, lyrate-pinnatipartite, segments remote, oblong, capitula 1-3, sessile, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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