| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Knautia rupicola (Willk.) Font Quer |
| Bibliography | Treb. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 5(3): 228 (1920) |
| Native Range | ne. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 200-1400m |
| Description | leaves subcoriaceous, finely verrucose, sparsely ciliate, lower leaves oblong, upper leaves lyrate, terminal segment ovate, floral heads 2-3cm across |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Knautia arvensis subvar. cardonica O.Bolós & Vigo Knautia arvensis ssp. rupicola (Willk.) O.Bolós & al. Knautia rupicola var. cardonica (O.Bolós & Vigo) Molero & al. Knautia rupicola var. macrotrycha (Pau ex Font Quer) Devesa & al. Knautia subscaposa f. rupicola (Willk.) Szabó Trichera subscaposa var. rupicola Willk. Trichera subscaposa var. macrotrycha Pau ex Font Quer |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |