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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Cephalaria

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Higher classification
  
Dipsacaceae

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Similar
  
Tatarian cephalaria, Dipsacaceae, Cephalaria leucantha, Knautia, Scabious

Cephalaria garden plants


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

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Cephalaria Cephalaria gigantea yellow giantscabious Go Botany

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.

Cephalaria Picture and description of Cephalaria gigantea

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.

  • Cephalaria Cephalaria gigantea

    Cultivation and uses

    Cephalaria Cephalaria gigantea Claire Austin

    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 (Huxley 1992).

    Cephalaria Jelitto Perennial Seed CEPHALARIA gigantea Portions

    Cephalaria CEPHALARIA

    References

    Cephalaria Wikipedia


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