| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea argentea L. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | grey tomentose, lower leaves pinnatisect, segments obtuse, oblong, entire or sparsely dentate, stem leaves sessile, lobate, short, capitula solitary, minute, eradiate |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | rosette, 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 , Kriti) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
argentea chionantha Turland & L.Chilton, Bot. Chron. (Patras) 13: 77 (2000)
argentea macrothysana Rech.f., Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 105(1): 154 (1944)
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