| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea fuscomarginata (K.Koch) Juz. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk SSSR 14: 41 (1951) |
| Native Range | Krym to Ukraine, North Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | grey arachnose-tomentose, lower leaves oblong, obtuse, entire to lyrate, shortly petiolate, stem leaves lanceolate, acuminate, entire, sessile, capitula 1-3, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 8-30cm |
| Color | lilac-pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea axillaris var. fuscomarginata K.Koch Cyanus fuscomarginatus (K.Koch) Greuter |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |