| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea postii Boss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 688 (1875) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | grey tomentose, leaves in outline narrowly oblong, pinnatipartite, segments minute, short, oblong, spinulose, capitula sessile, involucre spinose, spines long, yellow |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) |