| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Scabiosa taygetea Boiss. & Heldr. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 6: 73 (1846) |
| Native Range | Italy to Balkan Peninsula and s. Greece |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy) |