| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea malinvaldiana Batt. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 355 (1886) |
| Native Range | Algeria to Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1400-2100m |
| Description | grey lanate, basal leaves entire or lyrate, segments lanceolate, few, stem leaves lyrate, phyllaries broadly ovate, spinose, capitula solitary, large |
| Size | 30-70cm |
| Color | yellow, purple |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea battandieri Hochr. Centaurea cossoniana Batt. Centaurea granatensis ssp. battandieri (Hochr.) Maire Centaurea granatensis ssp. malinvaldiana (Batt.) Maire Centaurea malinvaldiana ssp. cossoniana (Batt.) Batt. Colymbada malinvaldiana (Batt.) Holub |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |