| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea mariana Nyman trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Syll. Fl. Eur., Suppl.: 6 (1865) |
| Native Range | se. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-1900m |
| Description | softly white lanate-tomentose, acaulescent, leaves in dense rosette, vaginate-petiolate, lyrate-pinnatipartite, segments remote, oblong, capitula 1-3, sessile, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea funkii Boiss. & Reut. Centaurea granatensis ssp. boetica (Willk.) Font Quer Centaurea macrorrhiza Willk. Centaurea macrorrhiza var. boetica Willk. Colymbada macrorrhiza (Willk.) Holub Colymbada mariana (Nyman) Fern.Casas & Susanna |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |