Caprifoliaceae
Syrian cephalaria
Cephalaria syriaca
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Cephalaria
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- سيوان, طردان
- English
- Syrian cephalaria
- Turkish
- Acımık, Pelemir
Synonyms
- Asterocephalus dichotomus (Lam.) Lag.
- Cephalaria boissieri Reut.
- Cephalaria papposa Roem. & Schult.
- Cephalaria syriaca subsp. emigrans Szabó
- Cephalaria syriaca subsp. phoeniciaca Bobrov
- Cephalaria syriaca var. pedunculata DC.
- Cephalaria vaillantii Schott ex Roem. & Schult.
- Cerionanthus syriacus Schott ex Roem. & Schult.
- Cerionanthus vaillantii Schott ex Roem. & Schult.
- Pycnocomon syriaca (L.) Wallr.
- Scabiosa dichotoma Lam.
- Scabiosa sibirica Lam.
- Scabiosa syriaca L.
- Scabiosa vaillantii M.Bieb.
- Succisa dichotoma (Lam.) Raf.
- Succisa lancifolia Moench
- Succisa syriaca Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Syrian cephalaria: Cephalaria syriaca — Herbarium specimen from [B7], 39 km E of Siverek on road to Diyarbakir., Türkiye. Collected by Scott, J.H. (1986-06-14). Recorded in GBIF o](/plants/cephalaria-syriaca/photos/cd4a0585483a3368-s.webp)
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Syrian cephalaria: Cephalaria syriaca — Herbarium specimen from Region and District MRO; [(Quasangak)], Iraq. Collected by Omar, S.; Karim, F.; Hamza, R.; Hamid, H. (1970-04-16).](/plants/cephalaria-syriaca/photos/ad155a3bbeaf7dae-s.webp)
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Syrian cephalaria: Cephalaria syriaca — Herbarium specimen from Region and District FUJ; [Bet. Mosul & Tal-afer], Iraq. Collected by Karim, F. (1970-05-11). Recorded in GBIF occur](/plants/cephalaria-syriaca/photos/001b870279be011e-s.webp)
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Syrian cephalaria: Cephalaria syriaca — Herbarium specimen from [B7], 39 km E of Siverek on road to Diyarbakir., Türkiye. Collected by Scott, J.H. (1986-06-14). Recorded in GBIF o](/plants/cephalaria-syriaca/photos/cd4a0585483a3368-l.webp)
![Syrian cephalaria: Cephalaria syriaca — Herbarium specimen from Region and District MRO; [(Quasangak)], Iraq. Collected by Omar, S.; Karim, F.; Hamza, R.; Hamid, H. (1970-04-16).](/plants/cephalaria-syriaca/photos/ad155a3bbeaf7dae-l.webp)
![Syrian cephalaria: Cephalaria syriaca — Herbarium specimen from Region and District FUJ; [Bet. Mosul & Tal-afer], Iraq. Collected by Karim, F. (1970-05-11). Recorded in GBIF occur](/plants/cephalaria-syriaca/photos/001b870279be011e-l.webp)
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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.