| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea spinosa L. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea tragacanthoides Rech.f. |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Description | grey hirsute, lower leaves oblong-lanceolate, petiolate, entire or lyrate, the upper pinnatipartite, segments linear, capitula solitary, minute, eradiate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti , Turkey-in-Europe ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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