| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea odyssei Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 2: 464 (1960) |
| Native Range | nw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1400-1700m |
| Description | basal leaves grey pilose, entire or pinnatipartite, segments short, upper leaves pinnatilobate to dentate, apically with yellow spine, involucre 2cm, cylindrical, arachnose |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |