| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea aucheri (DC.) Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 82: 180 (1963) |
| Native Range | Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1100-2500m |
| Description | leaves densely grey tomentose, in outline lanceolate, pinnate, segments lanceolate, capitula solitary, involucre ovoid, appendages large, straw yellow |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 cuspidata Aucher ex DC. Phaeopappus aucheri (DC.) Heimerl Phaeopappus depressus Boiss. Phaeopappus leuzeoides Boiss. Phaeopappus macracanthus Boiss. & Buhse Tomanthea aucheri DC. Tomanthea depressa (Boiss.) Czerep. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |