| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea raphanina Sm. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 2: 205 (1813) |
| Native Range | Aegean Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2300m |
| Description | leaves oblong-lanceolate, entire to lyrate, dully green, minutely scabrous, capitula 15-30mm across, phyllaries with 2-9mm long, apical spines |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | pink, purple |
| Bloom | 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 carduncella DC. Centaurea eriopoda Rech.f. Centaurea nana Sieber ex Boiss. Centaurea pumila d´Urv. Centaurea raphanina f. interdicta Greuter Centaurea raphanina ssp. saxatilis (K.Koch) Greuter Centaurea saxatilis (K.Koch) B.D.Jacks. Centaurium saxatile K.Koch Colymbada raphanina (Sm.) Holub Phaeopappus saxatilis Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |