Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Asterales (235)
Family: Asteraceae (219)(family description)
Genus: Cheirolophus (1)
Epithet: sempervirens Pomel (2)
Synonyms: Centaurea angustifolia Mill., Centaurea carpathica Geners., Centaurea carpatica Formánek, Centaurea caucasica M.Bieb. ex DC.
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
carpathica => from the Carpathian mountains between Vienna and Romania
carpatica => from the Carpathian mountains between Vienna and Romania
caucasica => from the Caucasus, Caucasian
sempervirens => evergreen, retaining leaves in winter