| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea saharae Pomel trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl.: 30 (1874) |
| Native Range | Algeria to Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1400-2100m |
| Description | leaves pubescent, pinnatisect, segments linear, decurrent, entire or at base dentate, mucronate, long petiolate, stem leaves sessile, capitula solitary, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 10-45cm |
| Color | 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 pubescens ssp. saharae (Pomel) Dobignard Menomphalis saharae Pomel |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |