| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea pectinata L. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 1287 (1763) |
| Native Range | sc. & s. France to e. & c. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves lanate-tomentose, scabrous, grey-green, the basal petiolate, lyrate, the upper auriculate, oblong, entire or dentate, capitula solitary, involucre tomentose |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea comata Jord. Centaurea fuscata Jord. Centaurea pectinata var. atrofusca Rouy Centaurea pectinata var. fuscata Gaut Centaurea pectinata var. genuina Rouy Centaurea pectinata var. provincialis Rouy Centaurea rufescens Jord. Jacea pectinata (L.) Soják Lepteranthus comatus Fourr. Lepteranthus fuscatus Fourr. Lepteranthus pectinatus (L.) Fourr. Lepteranthus rufescens Fourr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |