Scabiosa crenata, Cyr.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 70

12. S. crenata Cyr. , Pl. Rar. Neap. 1:11 (1788).

Caespitose perennial, woody at base. Stem 3-25(-80) cm, simple or branched towards base, leafy throughout or with leaves crowded towards base. Leaves oblong-ovate, the lower spathulate, dentate, the upper pinnatifid or 1- to 2-pinnatisect; segments broadly elliptical or linear-lanceolate, densely hirsute or glabrous. Capitula 2-4 cm in diameter, usually solitary. Involucral bracts c. 4 mm, 0.5 as long as florets, elliptic-ovate, densely white-lanate. Corona 3-5-2 mm, longer than involucel-tube, with 26-29 veins. Calyx-setae 2-3 times as long as corona. Corolla of marginal florets (10-)13-16(-20) mm, distinctly longer than the central, pinkish-lilac. Anthers (l-6~)l-7-2(-2-2) mm. Rocky places. C. & E. Mediterranean region. Al Gr It Ju Si. 1 Stem more than 8 cm (a) subsp. crenata 1 Stem not more than 8 cm

2 Leaves ± glabrous (b) subsp. dallaportae 2 Leaves densely hirsute (c) subsp. breviscapa