| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea josiae Humbert trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 15: 231 (1924) |
| Native Range | Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1800-3100m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, broadly ovate, sparsely lanate, entire, or lyrate, capitula large, sessile in the midst of rosette |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | rose, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |