The flowers of P. dealbatus resemble those of Centaurea americana in colour and form; the composite inflorescence has rosy outer florets shading to cream in the center of the 2 in.

[2] It was first published and described by German botanist Karl Koch in Linnaea Vol.24 on page 438 in 1851.

[1] It is native to north Caucasus, Transcaucasia and Turkey but has also been introduced to Austria, the Baltic States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain and Poland.

[1] Psephellus dealbatus is widely cultivated as an ornamental, though it is not as well known as some other members of the Asteraceae.

Sources tracking weed species generally classify it as a "casual alien"; that is, it escapes from gardens but is not invasive.