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Caprifoliaceae

Cephalaria balansae

Raus

Leb. Syr. Tur.

Cephalaria balansae Raus

(Willdenowia 35: 59; 2005)
Cephalaria dipsacoides Boiss. & Balansa (Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 3, p. 336)


  • Life-form & habit: Erect, robust perennial, up to 1.5 m tall or more; branching in the upper parts.

  • Leaves: Basal and intermediate leaves softly tomentose, either entire or lyrately lobed with ovate or oblong-obtuse segments; upper leaves divided into narrow, linear segments.

  • Inflorescence & flowers: Capitula 1–3 cm in diameter, borne on long, slender peduncles. Outer bracts ovate, muticous; receptacular scales lanceolate, shortly acuminate.

  • Flowers: Creamy-white to yellowish, regular, not radiant.

  • Involucel: Quadrangular, glabrous or slightly pubescent, with four short teeth at the corners, 6–8× shorter than the body.

  • Phenology: Flowers in summer.

  • Habitat & elevation: Rocky outcrops and open slopes, typically in montane habitats.

  • Lebanese distribution: Mi. Qrayyé, Feitroun; Mm. Sofar, Mdeireje, Hasroun, Jabal Mneitré, west of Qartaba, west of Douma, Qannoubine.

  • Syrian distribution: S. Mm. Jabal Mattai; NLatt. Karadourane.

  • Native range: Southern Turkey to western Syria and Lebanon

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