| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea bourgaei Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 637 (1875) |
| Native Range | East Aegean Islands to sw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1100-2200m |
| Description | grey arachnose, leaves petiolate, lyrate, segments remote, minute, oblong, terminal segment ovate-rhombic, obtuse, capitula solitary, radiate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale red |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Cyanus bourgaei (Boiss.) Wagenitz & Greuter |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |