Cephalaria

Cephalaria is a genus of about 65 species of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae,[1] native to southern Europe, western and central Asia, and northern and southern Africa.

Cephalaria
Cephalaria gigantea
Tatarian cephalaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Dipsacoideae
Genus: Cephalaria
Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.
Species

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They are annual or perennial herbaceous plants growing to 0.8–2 m tall.

Cephalaria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia imperialis, which feeds exclusively on C. procera.

Selected species:

  • Cephalaria alpina (L.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria ambrosioides (Sibth. & Sm.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria aristata C.Koch
  • Cephalaria coriacea (Willd.) Roem. & Schult. ex Steud.
  • Cephalaria flava (Sibth. & Sm.) Szabó
  • Cephalaria gigantea (Ledeb.) Bobrov – Tatarian Cephalaria
  • Cephalaria joppica (Spreng.) Bég.
  • Cephalaria laevigata (Waldst. & Kit.) Schrad.
  • Cephalaria leucantha (L.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria linearifolia Lange
  • Cephalaria litvinovii Bobrov
  • Cephalaria pastricensis Dörfl. & Hayek
  • Cephalaria radiata Griseb. & Schenk
  • Cephalaria setulifera Boiss. & Heldr.
  • Cephalaria squamiflora (Sieber) Greuter
  • Cephalaria scabra (L.f.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Roem. & Schult. – Syrian Cephalaria
  • Cephalaria tchihatchewii Boiss.
  • Cephalaria transylvanica (L.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria uralensis (Murray) Roem. & Schult.

Cultivation and uses

Some species are grown as ornamental plants in gardens. The most popular species is C. gigantea, a perennial species from the Caucasus growing to 2 m tall, valued for its strong erect growth with dark green foliage and yellow flowers.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Cephalaria", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
  2. Huxley, A., ed. (1992). The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-47494-5.


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