| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea handelii Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 82: 184 (1963) |
| Native Range | n. Iraq to Syria and se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | tomentose, basal leaves pinnatisect, segments oblong, at base narrowly decurrent, upper leaves sessile, lanceolate, acuminate, capitula large, solitary, ovate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Phaeopappus haussknechtii Boiss. Tomanthea haussknechtii (Boiss.) Takht. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |