| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea attica Nyman trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea boissieri Walp. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-1150m |
| Description | stems ramose, leaves whitish tomentose, glabrescent, lower leaves pinnatisect, segments 1mm wide, upper leaves entire, capitula solitary, involucre 10-16mm, appendages spiny |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
attica asperula (Halácsy) Dostál, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71(3): 198 (1976)
attica megarensis (Halácsy & Hayek) Dostál, ibid.
attica pentelica (Hausskn.) Dostál, ibid.
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