| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea intricata Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 130 (1846) |
| Native Range | sw. & s. Iran to Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | grey hirsute, leaves short, linear, entire, the uppermost scaly, capitula terminal and axillary, subsessile, solitary, oblong-cylindrical, small |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |