| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea nigrofimbria Sosn. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Věstn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada, n.s., 2: 77 (1926) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-3100m |
| Description | stems ascendent, simple, leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, shortly mucronate, entire, the upper sessile, broadly decurrent, capitula solitary, 6cm across, involucre ovoid |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 atrata ssp. nigrofimbria (K.Koch) Dostál Centaurea montana var. nigrofimbria K.Koch Cyanus nigrofimbrius (K.Koch) Soják |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |