| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea damascena Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | grey tomentose-pubescent, lower leaves narrowly linear, petiolate, sparsely, shortly dentate-lobate, stem leaves scaly, capitula minute, oblong, eradiate, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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