Cephalaria leucantha (L.) Schrad.

Scabieuse à fleurs blanches (fr), Céphalaire à fleurs blanches (fr), Céphalaire blanche (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Cephalaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.7-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.83
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 3-7
Soil texture 3-7
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cephalaria leucantha habit picture by Charkes Bader (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria leucantha habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria leucantha habit picture by pierre Durr (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cephalaria leucantha leaf picture by Philippe MEUNIER (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria leucantha leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria leucantha leaf picture by del cura valentina (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cephalaria leucantha flower picture by mim 13 (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria leucantha flower picture by Ozar Berri (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria leucantha flower picture by Pascal Lasselin (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cephalaria leucantha fruit picture by Michael Krelle (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria leucantha fruit picture by Antonio Rey (cc-by-sa)
Cephalaria leucantha fruit picture by Michel Woitiez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cephalaria leucantha world distribution map, present in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Serbia, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319136-1
WFO ID wfo-0000594562
COL ID SCFD
BDTFX ID 15706
INPN ID 89940
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lepicephalus leucanthus Scabiosa leucanthema Cephalaria albescens Cephalaria fragosoana Cephalaria linearifolia Pycnocomon leucantha Pycnocomon boetica Pycnocomon albescens Scabiosa albescens Scabiosa leucocephala Scabiosa leucantha Scabiosa heraclea Succisa leucantha Cephalaria leucanthema Cerionanthus leucanthus Leucopsora leucantha Cephalaria boetica Cephalaria leucantha

Lower taxons

Cephalaria leucantha var. fragosoana