| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea pubescens Willd. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea abdelkaderi Sennen |
| Centaurea incana Desf. | |
| Centaurea rupicola Pomel | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | grey hirsute, sublanate, basal leaves 1-2-pinnatipartite, stem leaves smaller, not decurrent, capitula solitary, ovoid, conical, involucre ovate, coriaceous, ciliate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
pubescens amourensis (Pomel) Batt., Fl. Algérie [Battandier & al.] 1: 497 (1889)
pubescens omphalotricha Batt., ibid.
pubescens saharae (Pomel) Dobignard, Index Syn. Fl. Afrique N. 2: 221 (2011)
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