Cephalaria alpina (L.) Roem. & Schult.

Scabieuse des Alpes (fr), Céphalaire des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Cephalaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.5-2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 5
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cephalaria alpina habit picture by Boumlik Messaïli (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cephalaria alpina leaf picture by Boumlik Messaïli (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria alpina leaf picture by Bariousses (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria alpina leaf picture by Georg Fischer (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cephalaria alpina flower picture by hadrien marquet (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria alpina flower picture by Boumlik Messaïli (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria alpina flower picture by Jerome Josserand (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cephalaria alpina world distribution map, present in Austria, Canada, Switzerland, France, Italy, and Slovakia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319062-1
WFO ID wfo-0000594471
COL ID SCCM
BDTFX ID 15703
INPN ID 89936
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Scabiosa alpina Cephalaria rupestris Pycnocomon alpina Succisa alpina Cerionanthus alpinus Cephalaria procera Cephalaria laevigata Cephalaria alpina