| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea graeca Griseb. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 242 (1846) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | adpressed grey hirsute, leaves scabrous, punctate, pinnatisect, segments lanceolate, mucronate, dentate, upper leaves narrow, entire, capitula oblong, radiate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea ceccariniana Boiss. & Heldr. Centaurea cordonis Boiss. & Orph. Centaurea graeca ssp. ceccariniana (Boiss. & Heldr.) Dostál Centaurea guicciardii var. minutispina Halácsy Centaurea paniculata Sm. Colymbada ceccariniana (Boiss. & Heldr.) Holub Colymbada graeca (Griseb.) Holub |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |