| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea armena Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 676 (1875) |
| Native Range | s. Transcaucasus to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1900-2600m |
| Description | acaulescent, pale green, leaves petiolate, lyrate, segments subentire, the lateral lanceolate, short, the terminal large, triangular, capitula 1-5, crowded, sessile in rosette |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Centaurea armena (Jaub. & Spach.) Rech.f. Centaurea brevi-appendiculata Gugler Centaurea rhizantha Tchich. Centaurea vacillans Rech.f. Phaeopappus armenus Jaub. & Spach. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |