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Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae

Cephalaria
Cephalaria gigantea
Tatarian cephalaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Dipsacoideae
Genus: Cephalaria
Schrad. (1818), nom. cons.
Species

102; see text

Synonyms
  • Cephalodes St.-Lag. (1881)
  • Cerionanthus Schott ex Roem. & Schult. (1818)
  • Lepicephalus Lag. (1816)
  • Leucopsora Raf. (1838)
  • Phalacrocarpus (Boiss.) Tiegh. (1909)
  • Xetola Raf. (1838)

Cephalaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 102 species native to southern Europe, western and central Asia, and northern and southern Africa.

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.

Species

102 species are accepted.

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cephalaria Schrad". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. Huxley, A., ed. (1992). The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
Taxon identifiers
Cephalaria
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