| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea spinosa L. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 912 (1753) |
| Native Range | Greece to w. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Description | grey hirsute, lower leaves oblong-lanceolate, petiolate, entire or lyrate, the upper pinnatipartite, segments linear, capitula solitary, minute, eradiate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acosta spinosa Scop. Centaurea cycladum Heldr. Centaurea spinosa f. glabrata Heldr. Centaurea spinosa var. tomentosa Halácsy Centaurea spinosa var. tragacanthoides (Rech.f.) Wagenitz Centaurea tragacanthoides Rech.f. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |