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Centaurea corinthiaca Boiss. & Heldr. trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCentaurea corinthiaca Boiss. & Heldr. trib. Cardueae
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 6: 113 (1859)
Native Rangec. Greece
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude50-500m
Descriptionstems arachnose, ramose, basal leaves in rosette, pinnatisect, segments lanceolate, dentate or crenate, capitula solitary, eradiate, phyllaries bracts glabrous
Size20-70cm
Colorpink, white
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCentaurea achaia ssp. corinthiaca (Boiss. & Heldr.) Phitos & T.Georgiadis
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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