Scabiosa lucida

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Scabiosa lucida
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Scabiosa
Species:
S. lucida
Binomial name
Scabiosa lucida
Villars (1779)

Scabiosa lucida, commonly known as shining scabious, is a species of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae). [1]

Taxonomy

Scabiosa lucida contains the following subspecies: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Shining Scabious (Scabiosa lucida)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-08-14.