| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea rhizantha C.A.Mey. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 64 (1831) |
| Native Range | Turkmenistan to Iran and e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 900-3600m |
| Description | capitula solitary, sessile in rosette of leaves, leaves variable, often lyrate with lanceolate terminal segment, involucre 15-20mm long, ovoid |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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 glaucescens Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Centaurea grossheimii Sosn. Centaurea rhizanthoides Tzvelev Centaurea sessilis var. pinnatiloba Rech.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |