| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Psephellus mucroniferus (DC.) Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea mucronifera DC. |
| Centaurea tempskyana Freyn & Sint. | |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1600-3000m |
| Description | leaves white tomentose, basal leaves lanceolate to suborbiculate, long petiolate, stem leaves few, similar, involucre 15-22mm, capitula radiate |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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