Centaurea apiculata subsp. adpressa

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 268

(c) Subsp. adpressa (Ledeb.) Dostál , loc. cit. (1976)

( C. adpressa Ledeb. ):

Stems 50-80(-100) cm, with appressed arachnoid indumentum. Leaf-segments linear to narrowly oblong. Bracts firmly appressed; appendages indistinct, not or very narrowly decurrent, the fimbriae 0-0-5 mm, the apex mucronate or with spine up to 2 mm. Florets pink. Achenes 4-6 mm; pappus 4-6 mm. S. part of U.S.S.R., E. Romania.