| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Psephellus aucherianus (DC.) Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 611 (1875) |
| Native Range | ec. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | floccose-tomentose, leaves shortly petiolate, oblong, entire or denticulate, upper leaves narrowly linear, capitula minute, ovate-oblong, long pedicellate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Centaurea aucheriana DC., Centaurea microcephala Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. Phaeopappus aristatus Jaub. & Spach Phaeopappus microcephalus Jaub. & Spach |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |