Caprifoliaceae
Cephalaria

Cephalaria dichaetophora Boiss.

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 71 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & NE. Iraq to W. & S. Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Erect freely branching annual herbs up to 80 cm high
Morphology Stem
Stems ± tuberculate, puberulous below, ± setose above
Morphology Leaves
Leaves ± setose, ciliate, sessile or shortly petiolate; the lower lyrate pinnatisect 100–200 × 10–25 mm, with oblong-ovate dentate terminal lobes and linear lateral lobes; the upper 50–70 × 5–15 mm, with oblong-lanceolate, entire terminal lobes and linear lateral lobes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence ovoid, 15–20 mm long, borne on a slender sulcate ± setose peduncle
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx aristate with bristles 2.5–3.5 mm long, sericeous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla cream, 12–14 mm long, the lobes about one third the length of the tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Involucel in fruit 6–8 mm long, sericeous, 8-angled with 2 broad ridges produced into long bristles which are usually longer than the tube, the 6 intermediate ridges with short teeth. Involucral bracts 3–5 × 1.5–3 mm, oblong-ovate, obtuse, pubescent Involucral bracteoles 8–15 × 4–7 mm, oblanceolate, the outer acuminate, the inner shortly cuspidate, pubescent, the upper margins ciliate
Ecology
Destroyed Quercus woods, on limestone, clay slopes, rocky places; alt.: (110–)600–2400 m
Phenology
Jun.–Jul.
Distribution
Widespread in the forest zone of the mountain region of Iraq. W & S Iran.
[FIQ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0