| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Hirtellina fruticosa (L.) Dittrich trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Boissiera 51: 75 (1996) |
| Native Range | Aegean Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves thick, punctate, the basal oblong-spathulate, obtuse, shortly petiolate, the upper elliptic-lanceolate, acute, capitula in compact corymb, involucre resinous-pruinose |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea fruticosa L. Hirtellina lanceolata Cass. Serratula fruticosa (L.) Lam. Staehelina fruticosa (L.) L. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |