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Lomelosia variifolia (Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet  
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FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE
Genus speciesLomelosia variifolia (Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet 
SynonymsScabiosa variifolia Boiss.
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionbranchlets densely leafy, leaves glabrous, green, oblong, petiolate, entire to trilobate, involucral bracts hirsute, oblong, obtuse, flowers in radiate heads
Size10-25cm
Colorlilac
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Greece )
Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Lomelosia variifolia (Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 15(1): 76 (1985)

Basionym:
Scabiosa variifolia Boiss., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 3: 137 (1875)

Synonyms:
Trochocephalus variifolius (Boiss.) Holub

Aegean Islands, sw. Turkey
13 GRC 34 EAI TUR

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