| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea pestalozzae Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 118 (1849) |
| Native Range | sw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 1200-2300m |
| Description | all leaves in rosette, pinnatisect, segments lanceolate, 3-5mm wide, long hirsute, capitula 1-3, sessile in rosette, involucre 22-25mm long, oblong-ovoid |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |