| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea prostrata Coss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Notes Pl. Crit.: 115 (1851) |
| Native Range | se. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | grey-white hirsute, basal leaves in rosette, petiolate, 1-2-pinnatisect, segments oblong, stem leaves lobate, sessile, capitula 1-3, involucre ovoid, at base tapered |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple pink |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acosta boissieri ssp. prostrata (Coss.) Fern.Casas & Susanna Centaurea boissieri ssp. prostrata (Coss.) Dostál Centaurea resupinata ssp. prostrata (Coss.) Greuter Centaurea resupinata var. prostrata (Coss.) Amo Centaurea spachii ssp. prostrata (Coss.) Figuerola & al. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |