Biology:Scabiosa columbaria
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Scabiosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Scabiosa |
| Species: | S. columbaria
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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
- ↑ Sp. Pl.: 99 (1753)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Scabiosa columbaria L.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319793-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Scabiosa columbaria small scabious". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/16772/Scabiosa-columbaria/Details. "Other common names; lilac-flowered scabious"
- ↑ Ani Ko, Tomasz (January 2008). When Perennials Bloom: An Almanac for Planning and Planting. p. 413. ISBN 9780881928877.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q159263 entry
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