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Cephalaria
| Cephalaria | |
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| Cephalaria gigantea Tatarian cephalaria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsacoideae |
| Genus: | Cephalaria Schrad. (1818), nom. cons. |
| Species[1] | |
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102; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[1]
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.
- ^ a b c "Cephalaria Schrad". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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