Family |
Caprifoliaceae
Cephalaria joppensis
(Rchb.) Coult.
Cephalaria joppensis (Reichenb.) Coult.
(Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 3, Pl. CLXXIV; 1983)
Life-form & habit: Erect plant, very diffusely branched, 50–200 cm tall, with sparse hairs.
Leaves: Lower leaves lyrate-pinnatipartite, with ovate-oblong lobes — the lowest very short, the terminal one much larger. Upper leaves divided into linear-lanceolate entire segments.
Inflorescence & flowers: Heads small, barely exceeding 1 cm in diameter, borne on generally very elongated peduncles.
Bracts: Ovate, obtuse, slightly silky.
Receptacle scales: Somewhat retuse, mucronate.
Involucel: With 8 short, equal teeth.
Flowers: White or pale pink, non-radiant.
Phenology: Flowers from May to August.
Habitat & elevation: Abandoned places, roadsides, and hedgerows; Mediterranean zones.
Lebanese distribution:
Coastal: Naqoura, Saïda to Acre road, 3 km N of Tyre, Saïda, Beirut, Nahr el-Kelb, Tripoli.
Mountains: Chahtoul, Bikfaya, Broummana.Syrian distribution: Lattaquié, Kessab; south of Banât Ya‘qoub.
Native range: Italy, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Sicilia, Türkey (KEW, GBIF)