| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lomelosia graminifolia (L.) Greuter & Burdet |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 15: 74 (1985) |
| Native Range | sc. & s. Europe, Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 |
| 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 cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Asterocephalus graminifolius (L.) Spreng. Asterocephalus sericeus Jord. & Fourr. Asterocephalus virescens Jord. & Fourr. Lomelosia graminifolia var. virescens (Jord. & Fourr.) Devesa & al. Scabiosa communis var. sericea (Jord.) Rouy Scabiosa graminifolia L. Scabiosa graminifolia var. condensata Emb. & Maire Scabiosa graminifolia ssp. glabra Arcang. Scabiosa graminifolia var. pyrenaica Sennen & Pau Scabiosa graminifolia var. virescens (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & E.G.Camus Scabiosa sericea Jord. Scabiosa virescens (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman Succisa graminifolia (L.) Moench Trochocephalus graminifolius (L.) Opiz |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |