| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lomelosia caucasica (M.Bieb.) Greuter & Burdet |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 15: 73 (1985) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | minutely pubescent or glabrous, lower leaves oblong-lanceolate, entire, long petiolate, stem leaves pinnate, segments linear, floral heads large |
| Size | 50-60cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring and fall; cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Asterocephalus caucasicus (M.Bieb.) Spreng. Asterocephalus elegans (Spreng.) Lag. Scabiosa caerulea Straub Scabiosa caucasea Sims Scabiosa caucasica M.Bieb. Scabiosa caucasica var. alba J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davis Scabiosa connata Hornem. Scabiosa elegans Spreng. Scabiosa grandiflora Steud. Sclerostemma caucasicum (M.Bieb.) Schott Sclerostemma connatum (Hornem.) Schott Trochocephalum caucasicus (M.Bieb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |