| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea rupestris L. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 1298 (1763) |
| Native Range | Italy to nw. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | lanate, glabrescent, leaves pinnatisect, segments narrow, linear, entire, subfalcate, capitula solitary, ovoid, involucral bracts ovate, white ciliate, spinose |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | 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 | Acrocentron tenuifolium Cass. Calcitrapa rupestris (L.) Sweet Centaurea argentea Friv. ex Nyman Centaurea collina Scop. ex Nyman Centaurea saxatilis Bertol. ex Nyman Centaurea variabilis Bartl. Centaurea vranjana Adamović ex Hayek Colymbada rupestris (L.) Holub |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |