| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Psephellus meskheticus (Sosn.) Gabrieljan trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Centaurea meskhetica Sosn. |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | montane |
| Description | stems densely tomentose, leaves adaxially grey-green, scabrous, abaxially white tomentose, the lower shortly petiolate, ovate, bipinnatipartite, segments pinnatifid |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | bright pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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