| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea musimonum Maire trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 9: 180 (1918) |
| Native Range | Algeria to Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | subcaulescent, leaves lyrate-pinnatipartite, the basal long petiolate, vaginate, capitula solitary, 1-2cm, phyllaries whitish tomentose, spinose |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |