Cephalaria
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Cephalaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 102 species native to southern Europe, western and central Asia, and northern and southern Africa.<ref name = powo/>
They are annual or perennial herbaceous plants growing to 0.8–2 m tall.
Cephalaria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia imperialis, which feeds exclusively on C. procera.
Species
102 species are accepted.<ref name = powo/> Template:Div col
- Cephalaria adiyamanensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria alpina (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Cephalaria ambrosioides (Sibth. & Sm.) Roem. & Schult.
- Cephalaria anamurensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria anatolica Shkhiyan
- Cephalaria aristata C.Koch
- Cephalaria armeniaca Template:Small
- Cephalaria armerioides Template:Small
- Cephalaria armoraciifolia Template:Small
- Cephalaria attenuata Template:Small
- Cephalaria axillaris Template:Small
- Cephalaria aytachii Template:Small
- Cephalaria balansae Template:Small
- Cephalaria balkharica Template:Small
- Cephalaria beijiangensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria bojnordensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria brevipalea Template:Small
- Cephalaria calcarea Template:Small
- Cephalaria cedrorum Template:Small
- Cephalaria chaldoranensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria cilicica Template:Small
- Cephalaria cilodaghensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria coriacea (Willd.) Roem. & Schult. ex Steud.
- Cephalaria dagestanica Template:Small
- Cephalaria davisiana Template:Small
- Cephalaria decurrens Template:Small
- Cephalaria demetrii Template:Small
- Cephalaria demirizii Template:Small
- Cephalaria dichaetophora Template:Small
- Cephalaria dirmilensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria duzceensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria ekimiana Template:Small
- Cephalaria elazigensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria elmaliensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria fanourii Template:Small
- Cephalaria flava (Sibth. & Sm.) Szabó
- Cephalaria foliosa Template:Small
- Cephalaria galpiniana Template:Small
- Cephalaria gazipashensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria gigantea (Ledeb.) Bobrov – Tatarian Cephalaria
- Cephalaria goetzei Template:Small
- Cephalaria golestanica Template:Small
- Cephalaria hakkiarica Template:Small
- Cephalaria hirsuta Template:Small
- Cephalaria humilis Template:Small
- Cephalaria integerrima Template:Small
- Cephalaria integrifolia Template:Small
- Cephalaria isaurica Template:Small
- Cephalaria joppensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria juncea Template:Small
- Cephalaria katangensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria kesruanica Template:Small
- Cephalaria kleinii Template:Small
- Cephalaria kotschyi Template:Small
- Cephalaria kurdistanica Template:Small
- Cephalaria kutahyaensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria laevigata (Waldst. & Kit.) Schrad.
- Cephalaria leucantha (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Cephalaria litvinovii Bobrov
- Cephalaria lycica Template:Small
- Cephalaria mauritanica Template:Small
- Cephalaria media Template:Small
- Cephalaria microcephala Template:Small
- Cephalaria microdonta Template:Small
- Cephalaria nachiczevanica Template:Small
- Cephalaria natalensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria oblongifolia Template:Small
- Cephalaria paphlagonica Template:Small
- Cephalaria pastricensis Dörfl. & Hayek
- Cephalaria peshmenii Template:Small
- Cephalaria petiolata Template:Small
- Cephalaria procera Template:Small
- Cephalaria pungens Template:Small
- Cephalaria qeydarensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria radiata Griseb. & Schenk
- Cephalaria retrosetosa Template:Small
- Cephalaria rigida Template:Small
- Cephalaria saldaensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria salicifolia Template:Small
- Cephalaria scabra (L.f.) Roem. & Schult.
- Cephalaria scoparia Template:Small
- Cephalaria setosa Template:Small
- Cephalaria sparsipilosa Template:Small
- Cephalaria speciosa Template:Small
- Cephalaria squamiflora (Sieber) Greuter
- Cephalaria stapfii Template:Small
- Cephalaria stellipilis Template:Small
- Cephalaria sublanata Template:Small
- Cephalaria sumbuliana Template:Small
- Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Roem. & Schult. – Syrian Cephalaria
- Cephalaria szaboi Template:Small
- Cephalaria taurica Template:Small
- Cephalaria tchihatchewii Boiss.
- Cephalaria tenella Template:Small
- Cephalaria torbatejamensis Template:Small
- Cephalaria transcaucasica Template:Small
- Cephalaria transsylvanica (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Cephalaria tuteliana Template:Small
- Cephalaria uralensis (Murray) Roem. & Schult.
- Cephalaria velutina Template:Small
- Cephalaria wilmsiana Template:Small
- Cephalaria zeyheriana Template:Small
Cultivation and uses
Some species are grown as ornamental plants in gardens. The most popular species is C. gigantea, a perennial species from the Caucasus growing to 2 m tall, valued for its strong erect growth with dark green foliage and yellow flowers.<ref name=Huxley>Template:Cite book</ref>