| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea elbrusensis Boiss. & Buhse trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 131 (1860) |
| Native Range | s. Transcaucasus to n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | grey hirsute, leaves shortly lanceolate, shortly petiolate, pinnatipartite or lyrate, stem leaves sessile, pinnatilobate, capitula large, solitary, radiate |
| Size | 9-12cm |
| Color | ochre |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 | Centaurea lanigera ssp. elbrusensis (Boiss. & Buhse) Dostál Cyanus elbrusensis (Boiss. & Buhse) Wagenitz & Greuter |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |