| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea deustiformis Adamović trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 74: 145 (1904) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1100-2200m |
| Description | leaves green, hirsute, pinnatisect, segments lanceolate to oblong, capitula solitary, involucre 8mm, ovoid-cylindrical, appendages orbiculate, at apex mucronate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |