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Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lomelosia caucasica, the Caucasian pincushion flower,[2] pincushion-flower[3] or Caucasian scabious, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to the Caucasus, north eastern Turkey, and northern Iran. Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall and broad, it is a clump-forming perennial with grey-green, divided leaves. Pincushion-shaped buds, borne on erect hairy, stems, open to pale blue or lavender flower heads, 4–8 cm (2–3 in) in diameter, from late summer through to autumn.[4]
Lomelosia caucasica | |
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Lomelosia caucasica (syn. Scabiosa caucasica) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Genus: | Lomelosia |
Species: | L. caucasica |
Binomial name | |
Lomelosia caucasica (M.Bieb.) Greuter & Burdet | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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It was formerly known as Scabiosa caucasica until 1985, when it became Lomelosia caucasica.[5] It is still listed in some sources as Scabiosa caucasica.[6]
After a study of the family Dipsacaceae (by Verlaque 1983), the Scabioseae were then split into several genera, with S. caucasica placed in Lomelosia Raf. (Greuter 1985).[7] Further carpological (study of fruit and seeds) and palynological (dust study) studies (Mayer & Ehrendorf er 1999) have further confirmed this view, which has then been further substantiated by more recent data from molecular phylogenetics (Caputo & al. 2004;[8] Avino & al. 2009).[9][5]
The GBIF,[10] and United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, agreed to the name change.[11]
The plant is highly attractive to bees and other pollinating insects.[12]
Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, in shades of red, purple, pink, blue and white. The cultivars of 'Clive Greaves',[13] (large, lavender blue),[6] and 'Miss Willmott',[14] (white with tall stems) have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6][15]
Other cultivars include:-
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