| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Psephellus hypoleucus (DC.) Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 610 (1975) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to n. & ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 600-2600m |
| Description | leaves adaxially green, abaxially densely tomentose, lower leaves very variable, usually lyrate, upper leaves small, lyrate to elliptic, involucre spherical |
| Size | 5-50cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | 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 heterophylla Spruner ex Boiss. Centaurea hypoleuca DC. Centaurea maris-nigri Samp. Psephellus heterophyllus Boiss. & Hausskn. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |