| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Scabiosa taygetea Boiss. & Heldr. |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | densely yellow tomentose, lower leaves oblong, petiolate, upper leaves lyrate, segments minute, linear, floral heads long, pedicellate, involucral bracts linear |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | yellowish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 division in spring and fall; cuttings in summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Italy , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
taygetea portae (A.Kern. ex Huter) Kokkini, Mount. Fl. Greece [Strid] 2: 365 (1991)
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