| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea vankovii Klokov trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. URSS 28: 618 (1963) |
| Native Range | Krym to Ukraine |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems ramose, basal leaves 4-10cm, petiolate, pinnatisect, segments entire or bi- or trisect, arachnose-hirsute, finely serrate, capitula solitary, 10-14mm across |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| 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 sterilis ssp. vankovii (Klokov) Dostál |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) |