Category Archives: Dipsacaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Cephalaria// Species: Cephalaria transsylvanica Roem. & Schult. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ferguson in Tutin et al.(1976). Distribution: Native to South Central and South Europe to Caucasus and South European Russia according to The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Domina, 2017+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: DryContinue reading “Cephalaria transsylvanica (L.) Roem. & Schult.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Cephalaria// Species: Cephalaria flava (Sibth. & Sm.) Szabó Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ferguson in Tutin et al.(1976). Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Domina, 2017+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Edges of oak forests. Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte accordingContinue reading “Cephalaria flava (Sibth. & Sm.) Szabó”

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Scabiosa// Species: Scabiosa lucida Vill.// Subspecies: Scabiosa lucida Vill. subsp. lucida. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Jasiewicz in Tutin et al.(1976). Distribution: Native to Europe – Pyrenees to Carpathians according to The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Domina, 2017+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Subalpine pastures startingContinue reading “Scabiosa lucida Vill. subsp. lucida.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Knautia// Species: Knautia degenii Borbás. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ehrendorfer in Tutin et al. (1976). Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native to the Balkan peninsula and Türkiye according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Domina, 2017+). Habitat: SparseContinue reading “Knautia degenii Borbás”

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Knautia// Species: Knautia drymeia Heuff./ Subspecies: Knautia drymeia Heuff. subsp. drymeia. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ehrendorfer in Tutin et al. (1976). Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from Central Europe to Italy and Southeast Europe according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)Continue reading “Knautia drymeia Heuff. subsp. drymeia”

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Scabiosa// Species: Scabiosa triniifolia Friv. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976). Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Domina, 2017+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Open and dry habitats- dry grasslands/ pastures,Continue reading “Scabiosa triniifolia Friv.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Lomelosia// Species: Lomelosia divaricata Greuter & Burdet. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976) as Scabiosa sicula L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Domina, 2017+) is Lomelosia divaricata (Jacq.) Greuter & Burdet. Distribution: Native from Europe to Iraq and Lebanon according to theContinue reading “Lomelosia divaricata (Jacq.) Greuter & Burdet (syn. Scabiosa sicula L.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Lomelosia// Species: Lomelosia brachiata (Sm.) Greuter & Burdet. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Moore (1976 in Tutin et al., Dispacaceae) and Ferguson (1976 in Tutin et al., Tremastelma Rafin.) as Tremastelma palaestinum (L.) Janchen. According to the new taxonomic combinations: The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Domina, 2017+), Tremastelma palaestinum (L.) JanchenContinue reading “Lomelosia brachiata (Sm.) Greuter & Burdet (syn. Tremastelma palaestinum (L.) Janchen)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Knautia// Species: Knautia integrifolia (L.) Bertol. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976). Distribution: Native from South Europe to Israel according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Open habitats- grassland, bushland, clearings of forests. Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according toContinue reading “Knautia integrifolia (L.) Bertol.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Dipsacaceae// Genus: Scabiosa// Species: Scabiosa columbaria L.// Subspecies: Scabiosa columbaria L. subsp. columbaria Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976). Distribution: Scabiosa columbaria L. is native from Europe to West Asia; Northwest, East and Central Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).Continue reading “Scabiosa columbaria L. subsp. columbaria”