Cephalaria leucantha

Cephalaria leucantha is a species of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae.[2]

Cephalaria leucantha
Flowers of Cephalaria leucantha at the Civico Orto Botanico di Trieste
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Cephalaria
Species:
C. leucantha
Binomial name
Cephalaria leucantha
(L.) Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult
Synonyms[1]
  • Cephalaria albescens (Willd.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria boetica Boiss.
  • Cephalaria leucanthema Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria linearifolia Lange
  • Cerionanthus leucanthus Schott ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Scabiosa leucantha L.

Description

Cephalaria leucantha grows to 90–150 centimetres (35–59 in) in height. This hardy perennial plant has a long stem with divided, fern-like leaves. It produces white or pale lemon flowers from July to November.[3]

Distribution

This species is present in northern Africa and in southern Europe (Albania, former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain).[4]

References
  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 15 May 2016
  2. NCBI
  3. Plant World
  4. "Cephalaria leucantha". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.


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