Scabiosa japonica

Scabiosa japonica is a species of flowering plant in the pincushion flower genus Scabiosa (family Caprifoliaceae), native to central and southern Japan, and introduced to the Dominican Republic.^[1] A biennial or short-lived perennial reaching 10 to 50 cm (4 to 20 in), the Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators.^[2] A number of cultivars are commercially available, including 'Blue Note', 'Blue Star', 'Blue Diamonds', 'Ritz Blue', and 'Ritz Rose'.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

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  Budding flower
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  Side view of flower
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  Habit
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  On a mountainside
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  Fabriciana adippe
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  Argynnis paphia
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  Erebia neriene
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  Gonepteryx mahaguru
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  Parnara guttata
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  Aglais io

Scabiosa japonica
Close-up of flower
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Scabiosa
Species:	S. japonica
Binomial name
Scabiosa japonica Miq.
Synonyms[1]
Trochocephalus japonicus (Miq.) Á.Löve & D.Löve