Scabiosa lucida Vill.

Glossy scabious (en), Scabieuse luisante (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Scabiosa

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 13 - 14
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Scabiosa lucida habit picture by Renaud LDM (cc-by-sa)
Scabiosa lucida habit picture by Ludovic Lavigne (cc-by-sa)
Scabiosa lucida habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Scabiosa lucida leaf picture by Giovanni Vannacci (cc-by-sa)
Scabiosa lucida leaf picture by Ernst Fürst (cc-by-sa)
Scabiosa lucida leaf picture by Claus-Dieter Seidel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Scabiosa lucida flower picture by Giovanni Vannacci (cc-by-sa)
Scabiosa lucida flower picture by danieleweb (cc-by-sa)
Scabiosa lucida flower picture by Yvon REPÉRANT (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Scabiosa lucida fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Scabiosa lucida fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Scabiosa lucida fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Scabiosa lucida world distribution map, present in France and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319978-1
WFO ID wfo-0000500124
COL ID 6XT35
BDTFX ID 75352
INPN ID 121367
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Scabiosa glabrescens Scabiosa guitardi Scabiosa calcarea Sclerostemma lucidum Asterocephalus strictus Columbaria glabrescens Scabiosa norica Asterocephalus hladnikianus Columbaria norica Scabiosa krasanii Scabiosa calcicola Asterocephalus lucidus Scabiosa opaca Scabiosa lucida

Lower taxons

Scabiosa lucida subsp. stricta Scabiosa lucida subsp. pseudobanatica