| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Crocodilium pumilio (L.) N.Garcia & Susanna trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Pl. Syst. Evol. 234: 25 (2002) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands |
| Description | grey pubescent, subacaulescent, leaves petiolate, pinnatisect, segments unequal, ovate to linear, capitula large, subsessile, involucre glabrous, coriaceous, yellow |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | 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 |
| Synonyms | Aegialophila pumilio (L.) Boiss. Centaurea mucronata Forssk. Centaurea pumilio L. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt, LBY Libya) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine) |