Scabiosa

Scabiosa
Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist'
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Dipsacoideae
Genus: Scabiosa
L., nom cons.
Species

See Species section.

Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Acura Hill
  • Anisodens Dulac
  • Asterocephalus Zinn
  • Astrocephalus Raf., orth. var.
  • Chetastrum Neck., opus utique oppr.
  • Columbaria J.Presl & C.Presl
  • Cyrtostemma (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Spach
  • Euptilia Raf.
  • Gonokeros Raf.
  • Pentena Raf.
  • Scabiosella Tiegh.
  • Sclerostemma Schott
  • Sixalix Raf.
  • Spongostemma (Rchb.) Rchb.
  • Trichopteris Neck., opus utique oppr.
  • Trochocephalus (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Opiz

Scabiosa /skeɪbiˈoʊsə/[2] is a genus in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) of flowering plants.[3] Many of the species in this genus have common names that include the word scabious, but some plants commonly known as scabious are currently classified in related genera such as Knautia and Succisa; at least some of these were formerly placed in Scabiosa. Another common name for members of this genus is pincushion flowers.

  1. ^ Scabiosa L. Archived 2023-05-29 at the Wayback Machine Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  3. ^ "Scabiosa", The Plant List (version 1.1), archived from the original on 4 February 2019, retrieved 19 September 2014