Taxon:  Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Roem. & Schult.



Summary
Genus:
Cephalaria
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily:
Dipsacoideae
Nomen number:
9864
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. 3:45.  1818 (H. A. Schrader, Cat. sem. hort. gott.  1814, nom. inval.)
Comment:
  • genus not validly published until 1818
  • authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
07/07/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
10 (8  active, 8  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Scabiosa syriaca L.

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Embryo drawing

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1289. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.
  5. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  6. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  8. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  9. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  10. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca Schrad.
  11. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  12. Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  13. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  14. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  15. Zohary, M. et al. 1980-. Conspectus florae orientalis. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishmakhobeli  1Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
Frenchcéphalaire de Syrie  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanorientalischer Schuppenkopf  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1289. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.
Spanishabrepuños  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishescabiosilla  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt n.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaKuwait   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt (n.), Morocco
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Naturalized
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (s.)

Reference(s)
  1. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  5. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  6. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
  7. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodnut Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
Human foodnutvalued in Georgia, but not elsewhere, when contaminating wheat and ground into flour for specially flavored breadKomarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
Weedseed contaminantpotentialZohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
Weedseed contaminantpotentialKomarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Schrad.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9864. Accessed 11 May 2026.