| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea cheiranthifolia Willd. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Phytographia 1: 12 (1794) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and n. & e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-2800m |
| Description | softly tomentose, leaves lanceolate, entire to pinnatisect, the lower petiolate, the upper sessile, capitula 1-3, 5-7cm across, involucre globular, bracts coriaceous, black rimed |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | white, rose, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 axillaris var. ochroleuca (Pushk. ex Willd.) Boiss. Centaurea fischeri Willd. Centaurea fischeri ssp. cheiranthifolia (Willd.) Sosn. Centaurea montana var. albida DC. Centaurea montana var. citrina DC. Centaurea ochroleuca Pushk. ex Willd. Cyanus cheiranthifolius (Willd.) Soják Cyanus fischeri (Willd.) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |