| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhaponticum insigne (Boiss.) Wagenitz |
| Bibliography | Anz. Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 98: 13 (1961) |
| Native Range | nw. & w. Iran to se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | green, sparsely arachnose, basal leaves in outline oblong-lanceolate, pinnatipartite, segments lanceolate, acute, decurrent, stem leaves smaller, sessile, capitula solitary |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | rich yellow |
| 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 froedinii Rech.f. Centaurea insignis (Boiss.) Autran & T.Durand Leuzea froedinii (Rech.f.) Holub Leuzea insignis (Boiss.) Holub Phaeopappus insignis Boiss. Rhaponticum froedinii (Rech.f.) Wagenitz Stemmacantha insignis (Boiss.) Dittrich Tomanthea froedinii (Rech.f.) Soják Tomanthea insignis (Boiss.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |