| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea kerneriana Janka trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea derventana Janka |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-2400m |
| Description | green, leaves on margins scabrous, dense, petiolate, oblong, incised dentate or lyrate, mucronate, capitula 1-2, radiate, ovate, involucre glabrous, bracts triangular, ciliate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
kerneriana gheorghieffii (Halácsy) Dostál, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71(3): 208 (1976)
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