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FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE
Genus speciesScabiosa hladnikiana Host 
BibliographyFl. Austriaca 1: 195 (1827)
Native Rangee. Alps to Slovenia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionbasal leaves in rosette, simple, lanceolate, grey hirsute, stem leaves lyrate, segments minutely dentate, lanceolate, floral heads 2-4cm across
Size20-35cm
Colorblue-violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring and fall; cuttings in summer
SynonymsAsterocephalus lucidus var. hladnikianus (Host) Rchb.
Scabiosa cinerea ssp. hladnikiana (Host) Jasiewicz
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia)
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