Description ⁷

Perennial herb. Leaves deeply and irregularly lobed and concentrated around the lower part of the plant. The long slender stems have a terminal head of small flowers, surrounded by bristly bracts. The flowers are mostly pure white but occasional pink or lilac forms occur.

Associations ⁸

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / pathogen
immersed sorus of Bauhinus intermedius infects and damages live anther of Scabiosa columbaria
Remarks: season: 8

Plant / resting place / within
puparium of Chromatomyia scabiosae may be found in leaf-mine of Scabiosa columbaria
Other: sole host/prey

Foodplant / parasite
Erysiphe knautiae parasitises live Scabiosa columbaria

Foodplant / saprobe
subepidermal pseudothecium of Nodulosphaeria modesta is saprobic on dead stem of Scabiosa columbaria
Remarks: season: 5-9
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / parasite
colony of sporangium of Peronospora violacea parasitises live petal of Scabiosa columbaria

Foodplant / spot causer
hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph of Ramularia bosniaca causes spots on live leaf of Scabiosa columbaria

Associations ⁹

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
colony of sporangium of Peronospora violacea parasitises live petal of Scabiosa columbaria cv. 'Butterfly Blue'

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Road Fun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/guest_family/2626890652/
2. (c) Alwyn Ladell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/alwyn_ladell/7604279360/
3. (c) jacinta lluch valero, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/70626035@N00/15319937149/
4. (c) Jim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/alphageek/135090780/
5. (c) gailhampshire, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/gails_pictures/7831695904/
6. (c) Alwyn Ladell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/alwyn_ladell/7604272360/
7. (c) Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/30289436
8. (c) BioImages, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/22911468
9. (c) BioImages, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/22924300

More Info

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