Cephalaria gigantea (syn. Scabiosa gigantea), the giant scabious or yellow scabious, is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to the Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan) and Turkey,[2] but also cultivated as an ornamental.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Genus: | Cephalaria |
Species: | C. gigantea
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Binomial name | |
Cephalaria gigantea |
This erect perennial has deciduous leaves, and pale yellow, ruffled flower heads in summer. The flowers resemble those of the closely related scabious plants. Growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft), it may require staking in more exposed situations.[3] It has a diploid chromosome number of 10 (2n = 10).
References
edit- ^ "Cephalaria gigantea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ "Cephalaria gigantea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ "Cephalaria gigantea". RHS. Retrieved 28 August 2021.