| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea cadmea Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 16 (1844) |
| Native Range | Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-2200m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves in rosette, petiolate, lyrate, segments subentire, obtuse, the lateral oblong, the terminal oval, stem leaves pinnatipartite, capitula 5-7 |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |