| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea raphanina Sm. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea carduncella DC. |
| Centaurea eriopoda Rech.f. | |
| Centaurea pumila d'Urv. | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2100m |
| Description | leaves oblong-lanceolate, entire to lyrate, dully green, minutely scabrous, capitula 15-30mm across, phyllaries with 2-9mm long, apical spines |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pink, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, 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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
raphanina mixta (DC.) Runemark, Bot. Not. 120: 175 (1967)
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