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8546.000 Scabiosa
Description of the genus
Inflorescence of terminal capitula with 1-several rows of bracts. Involucel cylindric, 8-furrowed, expanded above into a membranous, many veined, spreading corona. Calyx with 5 persistent bristles spreading in fruit. Corolla of 5 unequal lobes (rarely 4-6), those of the outer often longer than the inner. Worldwide: 80 species in Eurasia, the Mediterranean, E African mountains and southern Africa |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| columbaria L. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| drakensbergensis B.L. Burtt | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E |
Other sources of information about Scabiosa:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Scabiosa pageFlora of Mozambique: Scabiosa
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Scabiosa
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Scabiosa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Scabiosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Scabiosa
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Scabiosa
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