Scabiosa columbaria

Scabiosa columbaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dipsacales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Dipsacales

Familia: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamilia: Dipsacoideae
Tribus: Scabioseae
Genus: Scabiosa
Species: Scabiosa columbaria
Subspecies: S. c. subsp. banatica S. c. subsp. caespitosa S. c. subsp. columbaria S. c. subsp. pratensis S. c. subsp. pseudobanatica S. c. subsp. saetabensis S. c. subsp. uniseta

Name

Scabiosa columbaria L., Sp. Pl. 1: 99 (1753).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Succisa columbaria (L.) Moench, Methodus: 489 (1794).
    • Sclerostemma columbarium (L.) Schott in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 3: 64 (1818).
    • Columbaria vulgaris J.Presl & C.Presl, Fl. Čech.: 32 (1819).
    • Asterocephalus columbaria (L.) Wallr., Sched. Crit.: 48 (1822).
    • Scabiosa columbaria var. vera Wimm. & Grab., Fl. Siles. 1: 110 (1827), nom. inval.
    • Scabiosa communis Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 8: 122 (1903), nom. superfl.
    • Scabiosa communis subsp. columbaria (L.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 8: 122 (1903), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Denmark, Great Britain, Sweden.
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Corse, France, Portugal, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia.
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Morocco.
    • Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon, Congo.
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea, Ethiopia.
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Angola.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Middle Asia
      • Turkmenistan.
    • Regional: Caucasus
      • North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Hybrids

S. × beauverdiana

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • беларуская: Скабіёза галубіная
  • čeština: hlaváč fialový
  • Cymraeg: clafrllys bach
  • dansk: Due-Skabiose
  • Deutsch: Tauben-Skabiose
  • English: Lesser scabious
  • eesti: Tui-tähtpea
  • suomi: Kivikkotörmäkukka
  • français: Scabieuse colombaire
  • hornjoserbsce: Hołbjacy rupač
  • lietuvių: Balandinė žvaigždūnė
  • norsk bokmål: Bakkeknapp
  • Nederlands: Duifkruid
  • polski: Driakiew gołębia
  • slovenčina: hlaváč fialový
  • svenska: Fältvädd
  • Türkçe: Küçük uyuz otu
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