Cephalaria leucantha

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Cephalaria leucantha
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Flowers of Cephalaria leucantha at the Civico Orto Botanico di Trieste
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Kingdom: Plantae
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 boeticaBoiss.
  • Cephalaria leucanthemaRoem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria linearifoliaLange
  • Cerionanthus leucanthusSchott ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Scabiosa leucanthaL.

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

Flowering plant clade of flowering plants (in APG I-III)

The flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants, with 416 families, approximately 13,164 known genera and c. 369,000 known species. Like gymnosperms, angiosperms are seed-producing plants. However, they are distinguished from gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers, endosperm within the seeds, and the production of fruits that contain the seeds. Etymologically, angiosperm means a plant that produces seeds within an enclosure; in other words, a fruiting plant. The term comes from the Greek words angeion and sperma ("seed").

Caprifoliaceae family of plants

The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species in 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and eastern Asia, while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa.

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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]

Perennial plant Plant that lives for more than two years

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also widely used to distinguish plants with little or no woody growth from trees and shrubs, which are also technically perennials.

Distribution

This species is present in Northern Africa and in Southern Europe (Albania, Former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, France, Portugal and Spain). [4]

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