| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea nana Desf. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Atlant. 2: 296 (1799) |
| Native Range | Algeria to Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves large, petiolate, coriaceous, entire, lyrate or pinnatipartite, capitula 2cm, ovoid-conical, short pedunculate, phyllaries ovate, apiculate |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea raphanina Sieber ex Steud. Colymbada nana (Desf.) Holub Menomphalus nanus (Desf.) Pomel |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |