Small scabious

Scabiosa columbaria

Scabiosa columbaria is native to Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. It is grown as a garden ornamental, and very occasionally escapes in North America, where it has been collected only in Ohio, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
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Appearance

S. columbaria is a branched perennial to 75 cm, with simple or pinnately lobed leaves, the upper ones more divided, and light bluish-purple flowerheads 4 cm across in summer and early autumn.
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Naming

Common names
small scabious
lilac-flowered scabious
dove pincushions

Synonyms
Scabiosa banatica

Habitat

Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), meadows and fields.

References:

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https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=1801
https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/scabiosa/columbaria/
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderDipsacales
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusScabiosa
SpeciesScabiosa columbaria
Photographed in
Australia
United Kingdom