| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea elbrusensis Boiss. & Buhse trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | grey hirsute, leaves shortly lanceolate, shortly petiolate, pinnatipartite or lyrate, stem leaves sessile, pinnatilobate, capitula large, solitary, radiate |
| Size | 9-12cm |
| Color | ochre |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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