During fieldwork in Korça district (S Albania) between 2019 and 2022, Centaurea devasiana, C. marmorea and C. thracica were collected and documented as new additions for the flora of Albania. Centaurea devasiana was collected in limestone pastures on Ivani Mt, Prespa National Park, c. 14 km distant from its locus classicus on Mt Devas, Greek Prespa. It had previously been considered a Greek endemic. Centaurea marmorea was found on the western rocky limestone slopes and pastures of Dry Mt (Mali i Thatë) above Bletas village, at 1400-1750 m. It is a Balkan endemic with a restricted distribution in North Macedonia (Prilep area) and North eastern Greece (Mts Orvilos and Falakro). The new locality in Albania extends its distribution westwards. The third species, C. thracica was observed and collected in openings of Quercus woodland in Qafa e Qarrit, a serpentine area between Korça and Kolonja municipalities. Its population comprises less than 30 mature plants. Notes on the habitat, ecology and variation in each species are provided.