Cape Scabious (Scabiosa africana)
Scabiosa africana is a South African perennial from the Cape Peninsula. It has pale lavender to purple pincushion flowers and grey-green, deeply lobed leaves, blooming.
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Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.
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Southern hemisphere
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Synonyms
Asterocephalus altissimus Spreng.
Asterocephalus induratus Spreng.
Scabiosa indurata L.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderDipsacales
- familyCaprifoliaceae
- genusScabiosa
- speciesScabiosa africana