Cephalaria leucantha

Cephalaria leucantha
Flowers of Cephalaria leucantha at the Civico Orto Botanico di Trieste
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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.

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

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. ↑ USDA


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