| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea cheiranthifolia Willd. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea fischeri Willd. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-2800m |
| Description | softly tomentose, leaves lanceolate, entire to pinnatisect, the lower petiolate, the upper sessile, capitula 1-3, 5-7cm across, involucre globular, bracts coriaceous, black rimed |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | white, rose, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
cheiranthifolia willdenowii (Czerep.) Mikheev, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 84(9): 104 (1999)
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