Scabiosa columbaria
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Scabiosa
Species:
S. columbaria
Binomial name
Scabiosa columbaria
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Asterocephalus amoenus Spreng.
    • Asterocephalus columbaria (L.) Wallr.
    • Asterocephalus mollissimus Spreng.
    • Asterocephalus pumilus Spreng.
    • Asterocephalus pyrenaicus Sweet
    • Columbaria minor Gray
    • Columbaria patens Fourr.
    • Columbaria rubella Opiz ex Steud.
    • Columbaria vulgaris J.Presl & C.Presl
    • Scabiosa acaulis Thunb.
    • Scabiosa amoena J.Jacq.
    • Scabiosa balbinii Sennen & Elías
    • Scabiosa bellidis-folia Gilib.
    • Scabiosa brigantiaca Jord.
    • Scabiosa caerulea Gueldenst.
    • Scabiosa caesaraugustana Echeand.
    • Scabiosa columbaria f. pilosa Gamisans
    • Scabiosa columbaria subsp. tineensis M.Laínz
    • Scabiosa communis Rouy
    • Scabiosa commutata Roem. & Schult.
    • Scabiosa crassicaula E.Mey.
    • Scabiosa crenata Lucé
    • Scabiosa grisea (Sommier & Levier) Grossh.
    • Scabiosa hyrcanica Steven
    • Scabiosa koelzii Rech.f.
    • Scabiosa laciniata Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.
    • Scabiosa levieri Porta
    • Scabiosa longepedunculata Hornem.
    • Scabiosa longicincta Pau
    • Scabiosa nitida Bernh. ex Roem. & Schult.
    • Scabiosa nudicaulis Lam.
    • Scabiosa orophila Timb.-Lagr. & Jeanb.
    • Scabiosa pallida E.Mey.
    • Scabiosa patens Jord.
    • Scabiosa peduncularis Rouy
    • Scabiosa permixta Jord. ex Boreau
    • Scabiosa polymorpha Weigel
    • Scabiosa pumila Burm.f.
    • Scabiosa purpurea Sulak.
    • Scabiosa rubella Opiz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
    • Scabiosa spreta Jord.
    • Scabiosa subalpina Brügger
    • Scabiosa thunbergii Roem. & Schult.
    • Scabiosa tolosana Timb.-Lagr. & Jeanb.
    • Sclerostemma columbarium (L.) Schott
    • Succisa columbaria (L.) Moench

Scabiosa columbaria, called the small scabious or dwarf pincushion flower, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the genus Scabiosa, native to Europe, Africa, and western Asia, from Sweden to Angola.[2][3] In the garden it is a short-lived deciduous perennial.[4] In the wild in Europe it prefers to grow in calcareous grasslands.[5]

Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall by 0.5 m (1.6 ft), it has simple branched grey-green leaves, and pale lavender or blue multi-petalled flowers from summer to autumn.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Scabiosa columbaria subsp. banatica (Waldst. & Kit.) Diklic
  • Scabiosa columbaria subsp. caespitosa Jamzad
  • Scabiosa columbaria subsp. columbaria
  • Scabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensis (St.-Lag.) Braun-Blanq.

References

  1. ↑ Sp. Pl.: 99 (1753)
  2. 1 2 3 "Scabiosa columbaria L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Scabiosa columbaria small scabious". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 December 2020. Other common names; lilac-flowered scabious
  4. ↑ Ani Ko, Tomasz (January 2008). When Perennials Bloom: An Almanac for Planning and Planting. p. 413. ISBN 9780881928877.
  5. ↑ Reisch, Christoph; Poschlod, Peter (2009). "Land use affects flowering time: Seasonal and genetic differentiation in the grassland plant Scabiosa columbaria". Evolutionary Ecology. 23 (5): 753–764. doi:10.1007/s10682-008-9270-4. S2CID 32021366.
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