Alpine capitate , or Alpine cephalaria ( lat. Cephalaria alpina ) - a species of plants of the genus capitate ( Cephalaria ) of the family Honeysuckle ( Caprifoliaceae ).
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Cephalaria alpina ( L. ) Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult. (1818) |
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- Cephalaria laevigata Pančić ex Nyman , nom. illeg.
- Cephalaria procera Pančić ex Nyman
- Cephalaria rupestris Griseb. ex nyman
- Cerionanthus alpinus Schott ex Roem. & Schult.
- Lepicephalus alpinus Lag.
- Pycnocomon alpinum Wallr.
- Scabiosa alpina L. basionym
- Succisa alpina moench
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Perennial plant, reaching a height of 60 to 100 cm. The stem and underside of the leaves are covered with thick hairs.
Flowers are collected in ball inflorescences. Bracts 6-7 mm long and 3.5 to 4 mm wide. The flowering period lasts from July to September.
It is found in the western and southern parts of the Alps, in the Apennines. In the east comes to Arlberg .
It is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and flower beds.
- ↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- Cephalaria // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (Retrieved May 18, 2010)