| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Psephellus marschallianus (Spreng.) K.Koch trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 24: 438 (1851) |
| Native Range | Bulgaria to Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | basal leaves 6-12cm, pinnatisect, petiolate, segments oblong, upper stem leaves oblong, entire, capitula solitary, involucre ovoid, appendages oblong, brown |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purplish 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 marschalliana Spreng. Heterolophus marschallianus (Spreng.) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |