| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea lycia Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 109 (1849) |
| Native Range | sw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 880-1800m |
| Description | grey tomentose, leaves in rosette, petiolate, ovate or lyrate, terminal segment ovate, denticulate, the lateral oblong-lanceolate, decurrent, capitula solitary, ovate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |