| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea ragusina L. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 912 (1753) |
| Native Range | Italy, s. Croatia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | white tomentose, basal leaves long petiolate, pinnatipartite, segments oval, entire, obtuse, stem leaves sessile, pinnatifid, capitula solitary, phyllaries ciliate |
| Size | 25-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acrolophus ragusinus (L.) Webb ex Steud. Centaurea tomentosa Salisb. Colymbada ragusina (L.) Holub Cyanus ragusinus (L.) Gaertn. Cyanus rotundatus Moench Jacea ragusina (L.) Lam. ex Steud. Stoebe ragusina (L.) Hill |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |