Dwarf-Pincushion flower
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/ScabiosaS. columbaria
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Small scabious or Dwarf pincushion flower, called the (Scabiosa columbaria), 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." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Scabiosa columbaria small scabious". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
Other common names; lilac-flowered scabious
- ↑ Ani Ko, Tomasz (January 2008). When Perennials Bloom: An Almanac for Planning and Planting. p. 413. ISBN 9780881928877. Search this book on
- ↑ 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. Bibcode:2009EvEco..23..753R. doi:10.1007/s10682-008-9270-4. Unknown parameter
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