| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea kotschyi (Boiss.) Hayek trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Exsicc. (Centaur. Crit.) 3: no. 140 (1921) |
| Native Range | Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | scabrous, pale green, leaves oblong-lanceolate, entire, the lower attenuate to petiole, the upper sessile, capitula ovate-conical, involucral bracts glabrous, triangular, |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 macrolopha Fenzl ex Boiss. Chartolepis cappadocica Jaub. & Spach Chartolepis kotschyi (Boiss. & Heldr.) Fenzl Cheirolepis kotschyi (Boiss.) Boiss. & Heldr. Phaeopappus kotschyi Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |