| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea scoparia Sieber ex Spreng. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 3: 402 (1826) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to Saudi Arabia |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | arachnose-pubescent, lower leaves linear-oblong, attenuate to petiole, pinnatilobate, upper leaves linear, entire, capitula minute, pedicellate, oblong, involucre spinose |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
| Synonyms | Phaeopappus scoparius (Sieber ex Spreng.) Boiss. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia) |