Skip to main content

A. Karydas

Centaurea immanuelis-loewii Degen

Centaurea immanuelis-loewii is a perennial herb that grows in dry stony meadows, mostly on silicate substrate of southern-southwestern exposure. It is 30-50 cm tall and flowers during June and July. The taxon is a Balkan endemic, occurring in seven localities in southwestern Bulgaria and in eight localities in northern Greece. The populations are extremely fragmented in both countries; however they are relatively stable. Human activities, such as road works, as well as extensive grazing by sheep and goat herds present the highest pressure to its habitat.