Cephalaria

Cephalaria is a genus of about 65 species of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae,[1] native to southern Europe, western and central Asia, and northern and southern Africa.

They are annual or perennial herbaceous plants growing to 0.8–2 m tall.

Cephalaria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia imperialis, which feeds exclusively on C. procera.

Selected species:

Cephalaria alpina (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Cephalaria ambrosioides (Sibth. & Sm.) Roem. & Schult.
Cephalaria aristata C.Koch
Cephalaria coriacea (Willd.) Roem. & Schult. ex Steud.
Cephalaria flava (Sibth. & Sm.) Szabó
Cephalaria gigantea (Ledeb.) Bobrov – Tatarian Cephalaria
Cephalaria joppica (Spreng.) Bég.
Cephalaria laevigata (Waldst. & Kit.) Schrad.
Cephalaria leucantha (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Cephalaria linearifolia Lange
Cephalaria litvinovii Bobrov
Cephalaria pastricensis Dörfl. & Hayek