Annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers.

synonyms: blessed thistle, Cnicus benedictus.

Polish: bernardynek, drapacz lekarski, knikus benedyktyński

Perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers.

synonym: Centaurea imperialis.

Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea.

synonyms: Amberboa moschata, Centaurea moschata.