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Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.

Syrian cephalaria (en), Céphalaire de Syrie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Cephalaria

Characteristics

A tall herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows about 1 m tall. It is woody near the base and the stems are erect and unbranched. The leaves are usually not lobed. The flowers are blue or lilac. They are 8-14 mm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 1.0
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Environment

It grows in general garden soils. It grows in cultivated and waste places. In Pakistan it grows between 1,000-2,000 m altitude.
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Cultivated fields and waste places.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The seed are ground into a powder and used with flour. They add a nice flavour but it quickly goes rancid.
Uses food oil
Edible nuts seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Seed can be sown where they are to grow.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Cephalaria syriaca world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Anguilla, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Belarus, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Georgia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319190-1
WFO ID wfo-0000594634
COL ID SCH3
BDTFX ID 15712
INPN ID 89944
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Scabiosa sibirica Cephalaria papposa Cephalaria syriaca Cephalaria vaillantii Pycnocomon syriaca Succisa lancifolia Succisa syriaca Scabiosa syriaca Scabiosa vaillantii Asterocephalus dichotomus Cephalaria boissieri Cerionanthus syriacus Cerionanthus vaillantii Scabiosa dichotoma Succisa dichotoma Cephalaria syriaca subsp. emigrans Cephalaria syriaca var. pedunculata Cephalaria syriaca subsp. phoeniciaca
WorldFloraDB 2024