| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea mixta DC. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 594 (1838) |
| Native Range | Greece to Aegean Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | acaulescent, basal leaves petiolate, pinnatipartite, segments unequal, lanceolate, sparsely denticulate, capitula1-3, subsessile, approximate, involucre spinose |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 hellenica Boiss. & Spruner Centaurea hellenica f. intermedia Heldr. Centaurea pumila Spruner ex Nyman Centaurea raphanina ssp. mixta (DC.) Runemark Colymbada mixta (DC.) Holub |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |