| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea nimrodis Boiss. & Hausskn. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 3: 664 (1875) |
| Native Range | Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | green, basal leaves petiolate, lyrate, segments minute, obovate-oblong, upper leaves oblong, capitula large, subspherical, involucre glabrous, bracts ovate, ciliate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea urvillei ssp. nimrodis (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Wagenitz Colymbada nimrodis (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Holub |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |