| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Scabiosa cinerea Lapeyr. ex Lam. |
| Bibliography | Tabl. Encycl. 1: 251 (1792) |
| Native Range | Pyrenees, nw. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2000m |
| Description | white hirsute, basal leaves lanceolate, dentate, petiolate, stem leaves with large terminal segment and 1-2 pairs small, lateral, linear leaflets, floral heads 1-2cm, compressed |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| 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 capillatus (Roem. & Schult.) Paxton Asterocephalus mollis Bosse Scabiosa agrestis Waldst. & Kit. Scabiosa capillata Roem. & Schult. Scabiosa columbaria ssp. cinerea (Lapeyr. ex Lam.) Font Quer Scabiosa communis var. jordanii (Timb.-Lagr.) Rouy & E.G.Camus Scabiosa communis var. velutina Jord. ex Rouy & E.G.Camus Scabiosa dalmatica Huter & A.Kern. ex Freyn & Brandis Scabiosa dissecta Dulac Scabiosa gracilis Roem. & Schult. Scabiosa gramuntia ssp. agrestis (Waldt. & Kit.) Schinz & R.Keller Scabiosa incana Freyn Scabiosa incanescens Freyn ex Conrath Scabiosa jordanii Timb.-Lagr. Scabiosa leucophylla Borbás Scabiosa leucophylla ssp. dalmatica Freyn Scabiosa leucophylla ssp. incana Freyn Scabiosa leucophylla ssp. virescens Freyn Scabiosa pauciseta DC. Scabiosa pyrenaica var. cinerea (Lapeyr. ex Lam.) DC. Scabiosa tenuifolia Savi Scabiosa tenuisecta Jord. Scabiosa triandra ssp. agrestis Soó Scabiosa velutina Jord. Scabiosa velutina f. verbascifolia Timb.-Lagr. Scabiosa verbascifolia Timb.-Lagr. Scabiosa virescens Freyn Sclerostemma agreste Schott Succisa bipinnata Moench |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (YUG Yugoslavia) |