| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea leptophylla (K.Koch) Tchich. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Asia Min., Bot. 2: 309 (1860) |
| Native Range | ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-1800m |
| Description | scabrous, green, leaves rigid, 3-nerved, sessile, oblong-linear, acute, entire, the upper similar, short, capitula solitary, ovate, involucre yellow, coriaceous |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Centaurium leptophyllum K.Koch Psephellus leptophyllus (K.Koch) Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |