| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea axillaris Willd. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 2290 (1803) |
| Native Range | ec. & se. Europe to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-2400m |
| Description | grey-white tomentose, basal leaves alternate 5-7cm, with 2-4 sharp segments, stem leaves simple, linear lanceolate, canaliculate, decurrent, 5cm, capitula infundibuliform |
| Size | 3-12cm |
| Color | blue-violet, blue |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 cana Sm. Centaurea ledebourii Steud. Centaurea montana ssp. axillaris (Willd.) Čelak. Centaurea serebrowskyi Sosn. Centaurea triumfettii ssp. aligera (Gugler) Dostál Centaurea triumfettii ssp. axillaris (Willd.) Stef. & T.Georgiev Centaurea triumfettii ssp. cana (Sm.) Dostál Centaurea variegata var. aligera Gugler Centaurea variegata var. axillaris (Willd.) Hayek Centaurea variegata ssp. cana (Sm.) Nyman Cyanus axillaris (Willd.) J.Presl & C.Presl Cyanus canus (Sm.) Holub Cyanus triumfettii ssp. axillaris (Čelak) Štěpánek |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |