| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea nivea (Bornm.) Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 82: 172 (1963) |
| Native Range | Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | grey arachnose, leaves lanceolate, acute, remotely denticulate, the lower at base long attenuate, capitula 1-2, ovate-oblong, involucral bracts tomentose, spinose |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Phaeopappus declinatus var. niveus Bornm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |