| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Scabiosa ochroleuca L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 101 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to Medit. and Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, pinnatifid or entire, stem leaves 2-5-pairs, subsessile, abaxially densely pubescent, adaxially white lanate, pinnate, flowers in terminal head |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| 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 bipinnatus Jord. & Fourr. Asterocephalus flavescens (Griseb. & Schenk) Schur Asterocephalus luteus (G.Don) Paxton Asterocephalus montanus Schur Asterocephalus scopolii Rchb. Asterocephalus webbianus Spreng. Columbaria ochroleuca J.Presl & C.Presl Pentena ochroleuca Raf. Scabiosa columbaria ssp. ochroleuca (L.) Čelak. Scabiosa columbaria var. ochroleuca (L.) Wimm. & Grab. Scabiosa djurdjurae Chab. Scabiosa djurdjurae var. fulva Chabert Scabiosa flavescens Griseb. & Schenk Scabiosa georgica Sulak. Scabiosa heterophyllos S.G.Gmel. Scabiosa holophylla Bordz. Scabiosa lutea G.Don Scabiosa lutescens Gilib. Scabiosa ochroleuca f. baumgarteniana Soó Scabiosa ochroleuca ssp. danubialis Velen. Scabiosa ochroleuca ssp. rhodopea Velen. Scabiosa rhodopea (Velen.) Velen. Scabiosa scopolii Hornem. Scabiosa tenuifolia Roth. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |