| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea urvillei DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 592 (1838) |
| Native Range | East Aegaean Islands to nw. & n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-2000m |
| Description | arachnose, green, subacaulaescent, leaves lyrate-pinnatisect, segments dentate, ovate-oblong, capitula large, subsessile in rosette, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 3-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 chiosicola Beauverd & Topali Centaurea cyrtolepis Ledeb. Centaurea doryphora Fenzl ex Boiss. Centaurea myconia Boiss. ex Sartori Centaurea raphanina d‘Urv. Centaurea smyrneae Boiss. Centaurea subacaulis Ledeb. Colymbada cyrtolepis (Ledeb.) Holub Colymbada urvillei (DC.) Holub |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |