| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea maireana Emb. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc. 11: 185 (1931) |
| Native Range | Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1900-2000m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves in rosette, petiolate, ovate-spathulate, entire or lobate, lobes obtuse, capitula solitary in centre of rosette, involucre glabrous, obconical |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Colymbada maireana (Emb.) Holuv |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |