| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lomelosia graminifolia (L.) Greuter & Burdet |
| Synonyms | Scabiosa graminifolia L. |
| Scabiosa sericea Jord. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-2200m |
| Description | leaves dense, grass-like, sericeous, greyish to silvery green, floral heads to 4cm across, radiate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | lilac, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Morocco) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
graminifolia arizagae (Uribe-Ech. & Alejandre) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 15(2): 421 (1986)
graminifolia virescens (Jord. & Fourr.) Devesa & al., Acta Bot. Malac. 28: 214 (2003)
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