| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lomelosia cretica (L.) Greuter & Burdet |
| Synonyms | Scabiosa cretica L. |
| Scabiosa africana Sm. | |
| Scabiosa pallida Salisb. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets densely leafy, leaves appresed hirsute, oblong or lanceolate, entire, shortly petiolate, involucral bracts oblong, hirsute, flowers in radiate heads |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | lilac |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | shrub |
| 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
Southwestern Europe (Baleares ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Sicilia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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