Centaurea aspera - Rough Star Thistle
Valenciano: Bracera
Castellano: Brasera
A woody plant up to 50 cm tall. Stems, slender, hairy below. Rough leaves; lower
ones stalked and divided; upper ones without stalks, toothed or undivided. Single
flower-heads 2 cm wide with white or purple flowers. Bracts terminated by 1-3
(sometimes 5) spines.
Flowers: March to June