| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea semiusta Juz. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 14: 43 (1951) |
| Native Range | Krym to Ukraine |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | lower leaves petiolate, bipinnatisect, arachnose-hirsute, stem leaves pinnatisect to entire, capitula solitary, involucre subspherical |
| Size | 25-35cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea sterilis ssp. semiusta (Juz.) Dostál |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) |