| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea orbelica Velen. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Sitzungber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. Prag 1890(1): 51 (1890) |
| Native Range | n. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | grey tomentose, leaves linear-oblong, the basal long and thinly petiolate, the upper sessile, capitula solitary, radiate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 napulifera ssp. orbelica (Velen.) Kožuharov & N.Andreev Centaurea nissana f. orbelica (Velen.) Ganc Centaurea orbelica var. polycephala Voliotis Cyanus orbelicus (Velen.) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, YUG Yugoslavia) |