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Cephalaria gigantea

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Common names

17 names · 15 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Giant Scabious[1][2][3]
  • Tatarian cephalaria
Other languages (14)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 巨大刺头草[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 巨大刺頭草[3]
Czech
  • hlavatka obrovská[3]
Danish
  • kæmpeskælhoved[3]
Finnish
  • kaukasiankirahvinkukka[3]
German
Norwegian
Polish
  • Głowaczek olbrzymi[3]
Russian
  • Головчатка гигантская[3]
Slovak
  • hlavinka obrovská[3]
Swedish
  • jättevädd[3]
Turkish
  • Dev Pelemir[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Cephalaria gigantea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Riesen-Schuppenkopf — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Giant Scabious — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Scabieuse géante — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Scabieuse géante jaune — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Reuzenscabiosa — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Cephalaria gigantea ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Riesen-Schuppenkopf (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 152554; taxon 5XJ6Q.
  • Giant Scabious (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 152553; taxon 5XJ6Q.
[3] Cephalaria gigantea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Riesen-Schuppenkopf — results[16].names[5]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Giant Scabious — results[16].names[1]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Scabieuse géante — results[16].names[10]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Scabieuse géante jaune — results[16].names[11]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Reuzenscabiosa — results[16].names[15]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • hlavatka obrovská — results[16].names[2]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • gullknapp — results[16].names[3]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • kaukasiankirahvinkukka — results[16].names[4]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Головчатка гигантская — results[16].names[6]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • jättevädd — results[16].names[7]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Głowaczek olbrzymi — results[16].names[8]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • kæmpeskælhoved — results[16].names[9]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • 巨大刺头草 — results[16].names[12]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • 巨大刺頭草 — results[16].names[13]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • hlavinka obrovská — results[16].names[14]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
  • Dev Pelemir — results[16].names[16]; taxon id 160302; Cephalaria gigantea.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Cephalaria gigantea is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Caprifoliaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
N. & NE. Türkiye to Caucasus.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Tatarian cephalaria (Cephalaria gigantea) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Cephalaria gigantea — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1829901; ID 5XJ6Q; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1829901; ID 5XJ6Q; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Cephalaria gigantea — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1339804; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1253638, 1253639, 1253640

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.