| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea limbata Hoffmanns. & Link trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Portug. 2: 221 (1834) |
| Native Range | n. & c. Portugal to nw. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | leaves grey tomentose, lower leaves pinnatipartite, capitula in lax corymb, involucre 5-8mm, appendages with curved apical spine |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Acosta limbata (Hoffmanns. & Link) Holub Centaurea limbata f. asperifoliata Merino Centaurea limbata f. exigua Merino Centaurea limbata var. insularis Pau Centaurea limbata f. mixta Merino Centaurea limbata f. propinqua Merino Centaurea paniculata ssp. limbata (Hoffmanns. & Link) Cout. Centaurea resupinata var. finitiva Merino Centaurea resupinata f. nana Merino |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |