| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea vanensis Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33: 223 (1974) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1700-2700m |
| Description | leaves hirsute, pinnatipartite, lobes pinnate into linear segments, frondose, capitula solitary, 20-25mm across, inside rosette of leaves |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |