| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea athoa DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1400-1900m |
| Description | grey arachnose, lower leaves oblong-spathulate, dentate, shortly petiolate, stem leaves dense, subentire, sessile, tipped with spine, capitula solitary |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
athoa parnonia (Halácsy) E.Gamal-Eldin & Wagenitz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 107(1-4): 101 (1985)
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