Scabiosa atropurpurea L., Sp. Pl.: 100 (1753) (syn: Asterocephalus atropurpureus (L.) Spreng. ; Columbaria atropurpurea (L.) C.Presl ; Cyrtostemma atropurpureum (L.) Spach ; Scabiosa maritima var. atropurpurea (L.) Gren. ; Sclerostemma atropurpureum (L.) Schott ; Sixalix atropurpurea (L.) Greuter & Burdet ; Spongostemma atropurpureum (L.) Tiegh. );
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Azores, S. Europe: Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia; Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil South, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Ecuador, Great Britain, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, Tasmania, Texas, Uruguay, Washington as per POWO;
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Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black Knight’ from California-GS12082023-2: 4 high res. images.
Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black Knight’, photographed from Fremont, California,
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life Wikipedia
