Cephalaria gigantea (Ledeb.) Bobrov

Tatarian cephalaria (en), Céphalaire géante (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Cephalaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
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 4-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Leaf

Cephalaria gigantea leaf picture by Шамхалов Магомед (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria gigantea leaf picture by Шамхалов Магомед (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cephalaria gigantea flower picture by Lukáš (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria gigantea flower picture by Marie Petříková (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria gigantea flower picture by Eva (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cephalaria gigantea world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Georgia, Luxembourg, Slovakia, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319110-1
WFO ID wfo-0000594537
COL ID 5XJ6Q
BDTFX ID 15700
INPN ID 89939
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Scabiosa elata Cephalaria tatarica Cephalaria elata Cerionanthus tataricus Scabiosa gigantea Pycnocomon tatarica Scabiosa altissima Cephalaria gigantea