| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea phaeopappa (DC.) Sch.Bip. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 19: 326 (1846) |
| Native Range | Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | stems erect, subramose, sparsely lanate, basal leaves narrowly petiolate, pinnatisect, segments linear-lanceolate, entire, upper leaves ovate-lanceolate, capitula solitary |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 |
| Synonyms | Amberboa phaeopappa DC. Centaurea aucheri ssp. szowitsii Wagenitz Centaurea scleroblephara Freyn Phaeopappus scleroblepharus Freyn Phaeopappus szowitsii Boiss. Tomanthea phaeopappa (DC.) Takht. ex Czerep. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |