| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Centaurea napulifera Rochel trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Magyar Tud. Társ. Évk. 2: 260 (1834) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1300-2200m |
| Description | taproot, floccose-tomentose, leaves linear, the lower remotely pinnatifid or runcinate, the upper entire, decurrent, capitula solitary, radiate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple, blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Centaurea carlovensis Friv. ex Gugler Centaurea karlowensis Friv. ex Hampe Centaurea subdepressa Stef. & T.Georgiev Cyanus napulifer (Rochel) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |