Synonyms: Cephalaria ambrosioides angustifolia; Cephalaria angustifolia; Cephalaria boissieri; Cephalaria papposa; Cephalaria syriaca emigrans; Cephalaria syriaca phoeniciaca; Cephalaria syriaca transcaucasica; Cephalaria syriaca turanica; Cephalaria syriaca var. sessilis (homotypic); Cephalaria vaillantii (homotypic); Cerionanthus syriacus (homotypic); Cerionanthus vaillantii (homotypic); Lepicephalus syriacus; Pycnocomon syriaca (homotypic); Scabiosa angustifolia; Scabiosa dichotoma (heterotypic); Scabiosa sibirica; Scabiosa syriaca (homotypic); Scabiosa transcaucasica; Scabiosa vaillantii; Succisa lancifolia (heterotypic); Succisa syriaca