Knautia dipsacifolia   Forest Widow Flower

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The petals and anthers of this European Scabious are distinctly more purple in colour than our familiar Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious) which is most often sky blue but the habit is similar with tall stems and plants found in grassland. The leaves are also quite different: entire in Knautia dipsacifolia and pinnately lobed in Knautia arvensis.

 

Knautia dipsacifolia

Knautia dipsacifolia Forest Widow Flower

Field near Soldeu, Andorra, 17th June 2012

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Knautia dipsacifolia Forest Widow Flower

Field near Soldeu, Andorra, 17th June 2012

Added on May 29th 2013

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