| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea cytherea Rech.f. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Boissiera 13: 149 (1967) |
| Native Range | s. Greece |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stems arachnose-hirsute, leaves green, shortly petiolate, in outline lanceolate, pinnatisect, segments lanceolate, dentate, stem leaves sessile, smaller, capitula solitary |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Centaurea redempta ssp. cytherea (Rech.f.) Routsi & T.Georgiadis Colymbada cytherea (Rech.f.) Holub |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |