Centaurea fischeri

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Asteraceae - Centaurea fischeri.JPEG |image_caption = Flower of ''Centaurea fischeri'' |genus = Centaurea |species = fischeri |authority = Willd. |synonyms = *''Centaurea cheiranthifolia'' }}

'''''Centaurea fischeri''''' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.<ref name="theplantlist">{{cite web|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-91376|publisher=theplantlist.org|title=Centaurea fischeri Willd. — The Plant List|accessdate=2016-11-12}}</ref><ref name="catalogueoflife">{{cite web|url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2010/details/species/id/7097025|publisher=catalogueoflife.org|title=Catalogue of Life - 2010 Annual Checklist :: Species details|accessdate=2016-11-12}}</ref><ref name="tropicos">{{cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/02729280|publisher=tropicos.org|title=Tropicos | Name - Centaurea fischeri Willd.|accessdate=2016-11-12}}</ref>

==Description== ''Centaurea fischeri'' can reach a height of {{convert|40|-|70|cm}}. These plants show a greyish pubescence and petiolate lanceolate leaves {{convert|15|-|25|cm}} long. Flowers are cream-white to pink-lilac, with a diameter of about {{convert|9|cm}}.<ref name="efloras">{{cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=120&taxon_id=242442281|publisher=efloras.org|title=Centaurea fischeri in Ornamental Plants From Russia And Adjacent States Of The Former Soviet Union @ efloras.org|accessdate=2016-11-12}}</ref>

==Distribution== These plants are native to Caucasus. They can be found in alpine and subalpine meadows.<ref>George Nakhutsrishvili [https://books.google.com/books?id=CqJ2NnGEtikC&dq=Centaurea+fischeri&pg=PA135 The Vegetation of Georgia (South Caucasus)]</ref>

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