| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea reuteriana Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 18 (1844) |
| Native Range | East Aegean Islands to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1300-2100m |
| Description | grey sericeous, leaves shortly petiolate, ovate or orbiculate, entire or sublyrate, stem leaves oblong, entire, capitula 1-3, large, ovoid, radiate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | rose, purple |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 ermenekensis Sirin & Uysal Centaurea lanigera ssp. reuteriana (Boiss.) Dostál Centaurea reuteriana var. pinnatisecta Parsa Cyanus ermenekensis (Sirin & Uysal) Raab-Straube & Greuter Cyanus reuterianus (Boiss.) Holub |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |