Genus Cephalaria Schrad.


Summary
Genus number:
2264
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily:
Dipsacoideae
Accession count:

32 (18  active, 15  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) Cephalotos Adans., nom. rej.
  • authorship verified from original literature, where only the diagnosis, not the name, was ascribed to Schrader


Synonyms

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Fruiting head

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References:
  1. Carlson, S. E. et al. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships, taxonomy, and morphological evolution in Dipsacaceae (Dipsacales) inferred by DNA sequence data. Taxon 58:1075-1091.
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/taxonomygenus?id=2264. Accessed 10 May 2026.