| Dipsacaceae |
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Cephalaria procera FISCH. ET LALL. |
Cephalaria SCHRADER EX ROEMER ET SCHULTES |
| C. procera Fisch. & Lall. in Ind. Sem. Horti Petrop. 7:46 (1840). Perennial with subglabrous or sparsely pilose stems up to 2 m. Lower leaves 15-35 cm long, lyrate to pinnatisect, segments elliptic, serrate, often decurrent, sparsely pilose; upper leaves pinnatisect to pinnate, terminal segment longer than lateral ones. Capitula globose, 2-4 cm diam., subradiant; flowers pale yellow or cream. Involucral bracts triangular-ovate, obtuse to suddenly acuminate; receptacular bracts ovate, suddenly acuminate; both blackish, pilose and pubescent. Involucel sparsely pilose, with c. 8 subequal teeth. Fl. 6-8. Rocky slopes, steppe, meadows, 1120-2450 m. Type: in Natoliae montibus, unde Wiedemann semina misit. N. & Inner Eastern Anatolia. A4 Zonguldak: Keltepe above Karabük, 1700 m, D. 38872! A6 Tokat: 16 km S. of Tokat, 1120 m, Hub.-Mor. 12888! A8 Erzurum: 48 km from Erzurum, 1600 m, Stn. & Hend. 6134! B6 Sivas: 13 km from Sivas to Şarkişla, 1510 m, Hub.-Mor. 12180! B7 Tunceli: above Pülümür, 1900 m, D. 30995! B8 Erzurum: d. Erzurum, Aşkale to Terkan, 1900 m, Hub.-Mor. 15668! B9 Bitlis: Tahir pass, 2440 m, Archibald 3236! C5 Niğde: river valley running W. from Maden, Darrah 309! C10 Hakkari: Gevar Ovasi, 2-3 km from Yüksekova, 1950 m, D. 45782! N. Iran, Soviet Armenia. Ir.-Tur. element. This species is very close to the more mesophytic G. gigantea. In capitula size and degree of 'radiance' the two taxa almost merge, and further collecting may result in the reduction of C. procera to a subspecies of C. gigantea. |