| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea kerneriana Janka trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 178 (1872) |
| Native Range | Bulgaria (Rila Mts.) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-2400m |
| Description | green, leaves on margins scabrous, dense, petiolate, oblong, incised dentate or lyrate, mucronate, capitula 1-2, radiate, ovate, involucre glabrous, bracts triangular, ciliate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 derventana Janka Centaurea nervosa Griseb. Centaurea nigra Friv. ex Boiss. Jacea kerneriana (Janka) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria) |