Scabiosa graminifolia, L.

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13. S. graminifolia L. , Cent. Pl. 1: 6 (1755).

Densely silverysericeous, caespitose perennial, woody at base. Stem (10-)20- 30(-40) cm, ascending, leafy for lower Leaves (l-5-)2-5-3-5 mm wide, linear or linear-lanceolate, acute. Capitula (25-)30- 40(-45) mm in diameter, solitary. Involucral bracts 7—10(—14) mm, triangular-ovate, i~ i as long as florets. Involucel-tube 3-5-4(-4-2) mm; pits l-5-2(-2-2) mm, narrowly elliptical, hirsute; corona 3-4 mm, about as long as or slightly shorter than tube, with 22-28(-30) veins. Calyx-setae about as long as corona. Corolla c. 20 mm in marginal florets, about twice as long as that of the central, bluish-violet. 2л = 16, 18. Rocks and stony places', calcicele. S. Europe. Al Ga Gr He Hs It Ju.