| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea trachonitica Post trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 434 (1888) |
| Native Range | s. Syria |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves in rosette, lyrate-pinnatisect, segments unequal, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate, irregularly dentate, decurrent, capitula 8-15, sessile, 3-4cm long |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria) |