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Scabiosa
columbaria
L.
HIGHER TAXON:
Dipsacaceae
GENUS:
Scabiosa
L.
Scabiosa
columbaria
L.
[1]
PLACES
: -
Asia
Europe
England (N) [1], Essex [1], Kent [1]; France (N) [1]
Scotland (N) [1], Angus [1], Stirling [1]
Scandinavia
Sweden (N) [1]
HABITATS
:
Europe
Chalk grassland [1], Mountain grassland [1]
DESCRIPTORS
:
Chromosome number (2n=):
16 [1]
Data reviewed?:
5 july 1991
Flower colour:
blue [1], violet [1]
Habit:
Herb [1]
Hairiness:
Hairy [1]
Height:
10-20cm [1], 20-50cm [1], 50cm-1m [1]
Leaf arrangement:
opposite [1]
Leaf shape:
simple [1]
Life form (Raunkier):
Hemicryptophyte - semirosette [1]
Lifespan:
perennial [1]
Month of flowering:
july [1], august [1]
Native:
Native [1]
Pollinating agent:
bee [1], lepidoptera [1]
Present in my garden:
yes [1]
LITERATURE POINTERS
:
Description [1], Illustration [13]
USES
: -
VERNACULAR
:
Scabious [13]; small scabious [1,13]
NOTES
: -
DATA SOURCES:
1.
Clapham AR Tutin TG Warburg EF,1962
Flora of the British Isles Second Edition
13.
Rose,F.,1981
The Wild Flower Key, Warne.
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ALICE Demonstration Chalk Grassland Database (UK)
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19/01/2001, 15:03:02
