Centaurea wettsteinii, Degen & Dorfler

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74. C. wettsteinii Degen & Dörfler , Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Nat. Kl. (Wien) 64: 726 (1897).

Perennial. Stems ascending, with few branches. Leaves appressed-white-tomentose; lower pinnatisect, the segments ovate. Capitula solitary. Involucre 14 x 10 mm, ovoid; appendages lanceolate, blackish, the apical spine 2 mm. Florets pink. Pappus slightly longer than achene. • S. Jugoslavia (Makedonija). Ju.

C. leucomelaena Hayek , Prodr. Fl. Penins. Balcan. 2: 758 (1931), described from Albania, is like 74 but has arachnoid-hairy leaves, triangular-ovate, non-spiny appendages, and pappus as long as the achene. Its status requires confirmation.