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Scabiosa columbaria L.

small scabious (Dipsacaceae)

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WidespreadModerate tendencySE
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Scabiosa columbaria grows in calcareous grassland in England and parts of Wales and south-eastern Scotland.

Llangollen (VC50: Denbighshire); 2019-06-02

 small scabious / Scabiosa columbaria: _Scabiosa columbaria_ grows in calcareous grassland in England and parts of Wales and south-eastern Scotland.

After flowering, the 5 long-bristled calyx lobes and the funnel-like epicalyx can often be seen.

Brean Down (VC6: North Somerset); 2019-08-21

 small scabious / Scabiosa columbaria: After flowering, the 5 long-bristled calyx lobes and the funnel-like epicalyx can often be seen.

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