Species features
| Common name | - |
| Latin name | Centaurea pseudoaxillaris Stef. & T. Georg. |
| Conservation status and threats | PROTECTED species in Bulgaria. |
| Description and identification | Herbaceous perennial plant. Roots tuberous, up to 20 cm in length; Stem is 15-35 cm high; Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped, each having a continuous edge; Appendages of involucral phyllaries continue at the base of the outermost disc florets. Flowering May - June. |
| Habitat | Limy, stony and shrubby places. |
| Distribution in Bulgaria | In the next floristic regions: Thracian Plane, The Tundzha Hilly Plane and Rhodopes (middle and east) [Delipavlov et al., 2003].
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| General distribution | Bulgarian endemic. |