| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhaponticum coniferum (L.) Greuter trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 33: 61 (2003) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 500-2600m |
| Description | leaves narrowly ovate to lanceolate, entire to lyrate, abaxially white tomentose, capitula broadly ovate, 4cm long, flowers hidden in involucre |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 conifera L. Centaurea pitycephala Brot. Rhacoma coniferum (L.) Kuntze Leuzea conifera (L.) Greuter Serratula conifera (L.) Brot. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |