Scabiosa columbaria L.
(Small Scabious)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious)
GenusScabiosa (scabiouses)
FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE (honeysuckles and scabiouses)
OrderDIPSACALES (elder, honeysuckles, valerians, scabiouses and teasels)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Scabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious) :
1: Scabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious)
10 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS49 51° 40’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
in bud, on rock ledge
Image 1: Foliage - close-upImage 2: Foliage - close-up (2)Image 3: Foliage - close-up (3)Image 4: Plant
2: Scabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious)
22 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Capitulum - close-upImage 2: Capitulum - close-up (2)Image 3: Capitulum - reverse - close-upImage 4: Infructescence - close-upImage 5: Infructescence - close-up (2)Image 6: Infructescence - close-up (3)Image 7: Infructescence - unripe - close-upImage 8: Infructescence - unripe - close-up (2)Image 9: Lower leaves - pale backgroundImage 10: Lower leaves - pale background (2)
3: Scabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious)
OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
seeds (from commercial supplier)
Image 1: SeedsImage 2: Seeds (2)

Scabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Scabiosa columbaria (Small Scabious)
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