Caprifoliaceae
Tatarian cephalaria
Cephalaria gigantea
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Cephalaria
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Common names
By language (13)
- Azerbaijani
- Nəhəng qantəpər
- Chinese
- 大聚首花, 大刺头草, 大花山萝卜
- Czech
- Hlavatka obrovská
- English
- Tatarian cephalaria
- Finnish
- Kaukasiankirahvinkukka
- Georgian
- Სკიპალო
- German
- Riesen-Schuppenkopf
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Gullknapp
- os
- Къубалæг, Къобалуг
- Polish
- Głowaczek olbrzymi
- Swedish
- Jättevädd
- Turkish
- Dev pelemir
- Welsh
- Clafrllys mawr
Synonyms
- Cephalaria elata (Hornem.) Schrad.
- Cephalaria tatarica Schrad.
- Cerionanthus tataricus Schott ex Roem. & Schult.
- Pycnocomon tatarica Wallr.
- Scabiosa altissima Mill.
- Scabiosa elata Hornem.
- Scabiosa gigantea Ledeb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: ronnz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: aloelujah, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Matthias Kunz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.