Cephalaria leucantha

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
	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

^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 15 May 2016
^ NCBI
^ Plant World
^ "Cephalaria leucantha". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.

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[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. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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