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 | |
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| Cephalaria gigantea Tatarian cephalaria | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsacoideae |
| Genus: | Cephalaria Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult. |
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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 (Huxley 1992).
References
- "Cephalaria", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
- Flora Europaea: Cephalaria
- Flora of Pakistan: Cephalaria
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.
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