Lomelosia graminifolia

Species of flowering plant

Grass-leaved scabious
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Lomelosia
Species:
L. graminifolia
Binomial name
Lomelosia graminifolia
(L.) Greuter & Burdet[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Asterocephalus graminifolius (L.) Spreng.
  • Scabiosa graminifolia L.
  • Succisa graminifolia (L.) Moench
  • Trochocephalus graminifolius (L.) Opiz

Lomelosia graminifolia, synonym Scabiosa graminifolia, grass-leaved scabious, is a species of Lomelosia native to in the Mediterranean region from Morocco and Spain to Greece.[1] The plant grows on rocky slopes. As its name indicates, this species has grass-like leaves.[2] Its flowers are pink or lilac and open in summer.

Distribution

Lomelosia graminifolia us native to Morocco and the northern Mediterranean Basin (Albania, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and former Yugoslavia).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lomelosia graminifolia (L.) Greuter & Burdet". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ "Scabiosa graminifolia". AGS Plant Encyclopaedia. Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
Taxon identifiers
Lomelosia graminifolia
Scabiosa graminifolia


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