Cephalaria gigantea

Cephalaria gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Cephalaria
Species:	C. gigantea
Binomial name
	Cephalaria gigantea; (Ledeb.)

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.

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]

References[]

^ "Cephalaria gigantea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
^ "Cephalaria gigantea". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
^ "Cephalaria gigantea". RHS. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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[TPL-1] "Cephalaria gigantea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.

[GRIN-2] "Cephalaria gigantea". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

[RHSPF-3] "Cephalaria gigantea". RHS. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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