| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea drabifolia Sm. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 2: 202 (1813) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to Turkey, Anti-Lebanon |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | grey arachnose, lower leaves oblong-spathulate, shortly petiolate, obtuse, stem leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, acute, all leaves pinnatifid-dentate, capitula solitary |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 | Chartolepis drabifolia (Sm.) Jaub. & Spach Cheirolepis drabifolia (Sm.) Boiss. Phaeopappus drabifolius (Sm.) Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |
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