| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea josiae Humbert trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | rocks and screes |
| Description | leaves in rosette, broadly ovate, sparsely lanate, entire, or lyrate, capitula large, sessile in the midst of rosette |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | rose, purple |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Morocco) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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