| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea lancifolia Sieber ex Spreng. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 406 (1826) |
| Native Range | Crete |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | pale green, scabrous, stems densely leafy, leaves rigid, lanceolate, acute, shortly decurrent, the upper auriculate, capitula solitary, involucral bracts yellow, shortly spinose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Amberboa lancifolia (Sieber ex Spreng.) DC. Chartolepis lancifolia (Sieber ex Spreng.) Fenzl Wagenitzia lancifolia (Sieber ex Spreng.) Dostál |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) |