Jaffa Cephalaria / سيوان يافا

Cephalaria joppensis (Rchb.) Coult.

Flowers, June. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0 License.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
May to September
Seed collection period
July to September

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • White
Leaf type
  • Compound
  • Pinnate
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Cephalaria
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Wikidata item
Q15396019
GBIF Item
Cephalaria joppensis (Rchb.) Coult. (7596144)

References

  1. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  2. Nehmé, M.(2008). Etymological dictionary of Syrian flora. Beirut: Librairie du liban publishers.(English, French, and Arabic)
  3. Cephalaria joppensis (Rchb.) Coult. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)

Citation

Cephalaria joppensis (Rchb.) Coult. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/741 accessed via barari.org on 2/18/2026.

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