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]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
| Scabiosa columbaria |
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| 'Butterfly Blue' cultivar |
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| 'Pink Mist' cultivar |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
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Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
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Asterids |
| Order: |
Dipsacales |
| Family: |
Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: |
Scabiosa |
| Species: |
S. columbaria |
| Binomial name |
Scabiosa columbaria
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| Synonyms[2] |
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- 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
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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]
