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Taxon:  Cephalaria gigantea (Ledeb.) Bobrov



Summary
Genus:
Cephalaria
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily:
Dipsacoideae
Nomen number:
9859
Place of publication:
Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 17:490. 1932
Verified:
09/28/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Scabiosa gigantea Ledeb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cephalaria caucasica Litv.
Cephalaria tatarica Roem. & Schult.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  5. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Common names
English
giant-scabious –
yellow-scabious –
German
großer Schuppenkopf –
Swedish
jättevädd –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey n.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (n.)
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9859. Accessed 9 May 2025.