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Pterocephalus
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Pterocephalus

Pterocephalus is a genus in the Caprifoliaceae family of herbs and shrubs, comprising 25 species ranging from the Mediterranean, to central Asia, the Himalayas, western China, and tropical Africa.

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26 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Hoary Pterocephalus

speciesPterocephalus lasiospermus

Pincushion Flower

speciesPterocephalus plumosus

Pterocephalus dumetorum

speciesPterocephalus dumetorum

Short-involucelled Pterocephalus

speciesPterocephalus brevis

Pterocephalus multiflorus

speciesPterocephalus multiflorus

Pterocephalus porphyranthus

speciesPterocephalus porphyranthus

Pterocephalus pterocephala

speciesPterocephalus pterocephala

Pterocephalus spathulatus

speciesPterocephalus spathulatus

Pterocephalus virens

speciesPterocephalus virens

Pterocephalus depressus

speciesPterocephalus depressus

Pterocephalus pulverulentus

speciesPterocephalus pulverulentus

Pterocephalus strictus

speciesPterocephalus strictus

Pterocephalus sanctus

speciesPterocephalus sanctus

Pterocephalus bellidifolius

speciesPterocephalus bellidifolius

Pterocephalus pinardii

speciesPterocephalus pinardii

Pterocephalus canus

speciesPterocephalus canus

Pterocephalus afghanicus

speciesPterocephalus afghanicus

Pterocephalus kurdicus

speciesPterocephalus kurdicus

Pterocephalus frutescens

speciesPterocephalus frutescens

Pterocephalus wendelboi

speciesPterocephalus wendelboi

Pterocephalus pyrethrifolius

speciesPterocephalus pyrethrifolius

Pterocephalus szovitsii

speciesPterocephalus szovitsii

Pterocephalus arabicus

speciesPterocephalus arabicus

Pterocephalus nestorianus

speciesPterocephalus nestorianus

Pterocephalus khorassanicus

speciesPterocephalus khorassanicus

Pterocephalus fruticulosus

speciesPterocephalus fruticulosus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55726.