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Scabiosa columbaria

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID644004a0475b7772094462
Scientific name Scabiosa columbaria
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 99 (1753)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Scabiosa amoena J.Jacq. Ecl. Pl. Rar. 1: 86 (1813)
Scabiosa acaulis Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 29 (1794)
Scabiosa hyrcanica Steven Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 29(II): 370 (1856)
Scabiosa laciniata Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 3: 87 (1818)
Scabiosa koelzii Rech.f. Anz. Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 92: 280 (1955)
Scabiosa grisea (Sommier & Levier) Grossh. Vestn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada , n.s., 1: 31 (1920)
Scabiosa orophila Timb.-Lagr. & Jeanb. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 11: lxxxi (1864)
Scabiosa patens Jord. Mém. Acad. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci. 1: 94 (1852)
Scabiosa nitida Bernh. ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 3: 68 (1818)
Scabiosa nudicaulis Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 252 (1792)
Scabiosa polymorpha Weigel Observ. Bot. : 23 (1772)
Scabiosa peduncularis Rouy Fl. France 8: 127 (1903)
Scabiosa permixta Jord. ex Boreau Fl. Centre France , ed. 3, 2: 319 (1857)
Scabiosa longicincta Pau Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 5: 176 (1907)
Scabiosa levieri Porta Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 11: 289 (1879)
Scabiosa longipedunculata Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 2: 985 (1815)
Scabiosa dubia Velen. Fl. Bulg. 243. 1891 [Oct 1891]
Scabiosa commutata Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 3: 65 (1818)
Scabiosa balbini Sennen & Elías Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 27: 183 (1928 publ. 1929)
Scabiosa brigantiaca Jord. Mém. Acad. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci. 1: 97 (1852)
Scabiosa caerulea Gueldenst. Reis. Russland 2: 10 (1791)
Scabiosa caesaraugustana Echeand. Fl. Caesaraug. : 25 (1861)
Scabiosa subalpina Brügger Jahresber. Naturf. Ges. Graubündens , n.s., 31(Beil.): 82 (1887-1888 publ. 1888)
Scabiosa tolosana Timb.-Lagr. & Jeanb. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 11: lxxxi (1864)
Scabiosa thunbergii Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 3: 76 (1818)
Scabiosa rubella Opiz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch Deutschl. Fl. , ed. 3, 1: 751 (1823)
Scabiosa spreta Jord. Mém. Acad. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci. 1: 92 (1852)
Scabiosa pumila Burm.f. Fl. Indica , Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 4 (1768)
Scabiosa purpurea Sulak. Vestn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada , n.s., 3-4: 72 (1926-1927 publ. 1927)
Sclerostemma columbarium (L.) Schott Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 3: 64 (1818)
Succisa columbaria (L.) Moench Methodus : 489 (1794)
Asterocephalus amoenus Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1: 381 (1824)
Asterocephalus columbaria (L.) Wallr. Sched. Crit. : 48 (1822)
Asterocephalus mollissimus Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1: 383 (1824)
Asterocephalus pumilus Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1: 382 (1824)
Asterocephalus pyrenaicus Sweet Hort. Brit. : 205 (1826)
Columbaria minor Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 476 (1821 publ. 1822)
Columbaria patens Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 16: 401 (1868)
Columbaria rubella Opiz ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 398 (1840)
Columbaria vulgaris J.Presl & C.Presl Fl. Cech. : 32 (1819)

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Language Common/alternative name
English dove pincushions
English lesser scabious
English pigeon scabious
English small scabious
English bacherlor's buttons
Afrikaans bitterbos
Arabic جربية ورد الحمام
Arabic جزر الراعية
Arabic ورد الحمام
Belarusian скабіёза галубковая
Belarusian Скабіёза галубіная
Bulgarian гълъбова самогризка
Czech hlaváč fialový
Welsh clafrllys bach
Danish due-skabiose
German tauben-grindkraut
German tauben-skabiose
German taubenskabiose
Estonian tui-tähtpea
Finnish tähtiruusujuuri
Finnish törmäkukka
Finnish kivikkotörmäkukka
Finnish ketotörmäkukka
Finnish eteläntörmäkukka
French colombaire
French scabieuse colombaire
frr haasruus
Irish cab an ghasáin beag
Upper Sorbian hołbjacy rupač
Lithuanian balandinė žvaigždūnė
Norwegian Bokmål bakkeknapp
Dutch duifkruid
Polish driakiew gołębia
Russian Скабиоза голубиная
Slovak hlaváč fialový
Slovenian navadni grintavec
Swedish fältvädd
Turkish küçük uyuz otu
Chinese 密球松虫草
Chinese 密球蓝盆花

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name Authority First published in
Scabiosa columbaria subsp. banatica (Waldst. & Kit.) Diklic Fl. SR Srbije 5: 577 (1973)
Scabiosa columbaria subsp. caespitosa Jamzad Iran. J. Bot. 4: 186 (1989)
Scabiosa columbaria subsp. portae (A.Kern. ex Huter) Hayek Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(2): 517 1930
Scabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensis (St.-Lag.) Braun-Blanq. Cat. Fl. Aigoual 297. 1933
Scabiosa columbaria subsp. pseudobanatica (Schur) Jáv. & Csapody Icon. Fl. Hung. 496. 1933 (1933)

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000500277
USDA Plants SCCO6
Tropicos 11200037
INPN 121334
Flora of Italy 5252
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319793-1
The Plant List kew-2593679
PFAF Scabiosa columbaria
Open Tree Of Life 470599
Observations.org 2735
NCBI Taxonomy 180561
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000004350
Nature Serve 2.152728
IPNI 319793-1
iNaturalist 85047
GBIF 2888802
EPPO SCBCO
EOL 467223
Elurikkus 7079
USDA GRIN 33234
Wikipedia Scabiosa_columbaria
Plantarium 34120

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Land‐use affects pollinator‐specific resource availability and pollinator foraging behaviour Birkenbach M, Straub F, Kiesel A, Ayasse M, Wilfert L, Kuppler J Ecol Evol 07-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10918743
doi:10.1002/ece3.11061
PMID:38455145
How Effective Is Environmental Protection for Ensuring the Vitality of Wild Orchid Species? A Case Study of a Protected Area in Italy Scramoncin L, Gerdol R, Brancaleoni L Plants (Basel) 23-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10935256
doi:10.3390/plants13050610
PMID:38475457
Revealing the transitory and local effect of zebularine on development and on proteome dynamics of Salix purpurea Pagano A, Gomes C, Timmerman E, Sulima P, Przyborowski JA, Kruszka D, Impens F, Paiva JA Front Plant Sci 17-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10827895
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1304327
PMID:38298602
Genetic and Environmental Factors Affecting Seed Germination Šerá B, Hnilička F Plants (Basel) 08-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10748122
doi:10.3390/plants12244106
PMID:38140433
Which Plant Species for Green Roofs in the Mediterranean Environment? Leotta L, Toscano S, Romano D Plants (Basel) 27-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10708222
doi:10.3390/plants12233985
PMID:38068621
Assessment of in vitro anti-skin aging activities of Phyllanthus indofischeri Bennet extracts for dermatological and aesthetic applications Boonpisuttinant K, Taka T, Ruksiriwanich W, Chutoprapat R, Udompong S, Kansawang R, Sangsee J, Chompoo W, Samothai K, Srisuttee R Sci Rep 31-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10618208
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-45434-3
PMID:37907639
The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
A 12-Year Experimental Design to Test the Recovery of Butterfly Biodiversity in an Urban Ecosystem: Lessons from the Parc Urbain des Papillons Deschamps-Cottin M, Jacek G, Seguinel L, Le Champion C, Robles C, Ternisien M, Duque C, Vila B Insects 24-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10607803
doi:10.3390/insects14100780
PMID:37887792
Comparing Non-Thermal Plasma and Cold Stratification: Which Pre-Sowing Treatment Benefits Wild Plant Emergence? Gudyniene V, Juzenas S, Stukonis V, Mildaziene V, Ivankov A, Norkeviciene E Plants (Basel) 10-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10534388
doi:10.3390/plants12183220
PMID:37765384
Searching for Natural Plants with Antimelanogenesis and Antityrosinase Properties for Cosmeceutical or Nutricosmetics Applications: A Systematic Review Tung XY, Yip JQ, Gew LT ACS Omega 06-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10515176
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c02994
PMID:37744793
An annotated nomenclatural checklist of endemic vascular plants distributed in the Ukrainian Carpathians Novikov A Biodivers Data J 11-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10848708
doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e103921
PMID:38327305
Interplant carbon and nitrogen transfers mediated by common arbuscular mycorrhizal networks: beneficial pathways for system functionality Luo X, Liu Y, Li S, He X Front Plant Sci 12-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10369077
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1169310
PMID:37502701
Exploring the crop epigenome: a comparison of DNA methylation profiling techniques Agius DR, Kapazoglou A, Avramidou E, Baranek M, Carneros E, Caro E, Castiglione S, Cicatelli A, Radanovic A, Ebejer JP, Gackowski D, Guarino F, Gulyás A, Hidvégi N, Hoenicka H, Inácio V, Johannes F, Karalija E, Lieberman-Lazarovich M, Martinelli F, Maury S, Mladenov V, Morais-Cecílio L, Pecinka A, Tani E, Testillano PS, Todorov D, Valledor L, Vassileva V Front Plant Sci 30-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10306282
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1181039
PMID:37389288
The Anti-Acne Potential and Chemical Composition of Knautia drymeia Heuff. and Knautia macedonica Griseb Extracts Chrząszcz M, Miazga-Karska M, Klimek K, Dybowski MP, Typek R, Tchórzewska D, Dos Santos Szewczyk K Int J Mol Sci 24-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10252809
doi:10.3390/ijms24119188
PMID:37298138
The genome sequence of the Large Scabious Mining Bee, Andrena hattorfiana (Fabricius, 1775) Falk S, Tan KT Wellcome Open Res 18-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10511852
doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19438.1
PMID:37744731

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