ಅರ್ಥ : Annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : blessed thistle, cnicus benedictus
ಅರ್ಥ : Perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq. Cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : centaurea imperialis
ಅರ್ಥ : Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers. Sometimes placed in genus Centaurea.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : amberboa moschata, centaurea moschata