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Centaurea deflexa Wagenitz trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCentaurea deflexa Wagenitz trib. Cardueae
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33: 229 (1974)
Native Rangesw. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptiongrey arachnose, stems short, procumbent, leaves lanceolate, acute, remotely denticulate, on base long attenuate, capitula ovate-oblong, involucre tomentose
Size5-12cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCentaurea nivea var. declinata (Boiss.) Wagenitz
Cheiropappus declinata (Boiss.) Czerep.
Phaeopappus declinatus Boiss.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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