| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea xylobasis Rech.f trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 43: 145 (1938) |
| Native Range | East Aegaean Islands (Samos) |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-1400m |
| Description | leaves rigid, scabrous, lanceolate to pinnatilobate, segments mucronate, involucre 15-20mm long, cylindrical, appendages spinose |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |