| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Pterocephalus pterocephala (L.) Dörfl. |
| Bibliography | Exsicc. (Herb. Norm.) 1901: n° 4047 (1901) |
| Native Range | e. & s. Greece |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 300-2200m |
| Description | densely sericeous tomentose, leaves crowded, petiolate, lyrate or entire, oblong-spathulate, crenate, involucral bracts lanceolate, flowers radiate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Pterocephalus incanus Raf. Pterocephalus parnassi Spreng. Pterocephalus perennis Coult. Pterocephalus perennis f. longipedunculatus Tuntas ex Hayek Scabiosa pterocephala L. Scabiosa sphaciotica Friv. ex Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |