| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea pungens Pomel trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea macracantha Coss. & Durieu ex Batt. & Trab. |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | stems short, procumbent, shortly ramose, leaves not decurrent, lyrate or pinnatifid, the upper sometimes entire, large, involucre spinose, spines 3-4cm long |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) West Tropical Africa (Mauritania) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
pungens austromaroccana Förther & Podlech, Sendtnera 7: 89 (2001)
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