| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea musarum Boiss. & Orph. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 5: 112 (1856) |
| Native Range | sc. Greece (Parnassos) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1550-1650m |
| Description | leaves appressed hirsute, grey-green, pinnatifid, segments oblanceolate to ovate, capitula solitary, involucre 20-25mm, appendages orbiculate, obtuse |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |