Scabiosa atropurpurea L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Dipsacaceae

• Scientific Name

  Scabiosa atropurpurea L.

• Description

  Species Description - Sweet scabious, pincushions; annual or biennial, with dark purple to rose or white fls and 8-veined corona, is rarely adventive with us and probably never persistent.