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Pterocephalus (Greek, wing head, so named because the head appears covered with a lot of feathers after the fls. fall off). Dipsacaceae;. Herbs, half-shrubs and shrubs, annual or perennial: bracteoles narrow: involucral mouth short, ciliate. pubescent; calyx-limb 12-24 long bristles; corolla 5-fld; mostly without palea. About 20 species chiefly in the Medit. region but also in Asia. This genus was formerly included in Scabiosa but is now kept distinct. P. Parnassi, Spreng. (Scabiosa Pterocephala, Linn.). A densely tufted perennial with woody sts. and branches, procumbent: lvs. narrowed into the stout petiole, ovate, obtuse, deeply cre- nate toothed or lyrate-pinnatifid : heads depressed- hemispherical; fls. lilac-pink; corolla 2-lipped, upper 2-lobed, lobes short rounded; lower 3-lobed, lobes ovate, obtuse. Greece. B.M. 6526. Perfectly hardy in England, used for carpeting in the herbaceous border or suitable for rockwork.
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Pterocephalus (Greek, wing head, so named because the head appears covered with a lot of feathers after the fls. fall off). Dipsacaceae;. Herbs, half-shrubs and shrubs, annual or perennial: bracteoles narrow: involucral mouth short, ciliate. pubescent; calyx-limb 12-24 long bristles; corolla 5-fld; mostly without palea. About 20 species chiefly in the Medit. region but also in Asia. This genus was formerly included in Scabiosa but is now kept distinct.
 
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Pterocephalus (Greek, wing head, so named because the head appears covered with a lot of feathers after the fls. fall off). Dipsacaceae;. Herbs, half-shrubs and shrubs, annual or perennial: bracteoles narrow: involucral mouth short, ciliate. pubescent; calyx-limb 12-24 long bristles; corolla 5-fld; mostly without palea. About 20 species chiefly in the Medit. region but also in Asia. This genus was formerly included in Scabiosa but is now kept distinct.


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