Sweet Scabious

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Scientific name: Sixalix atropurpurea
Description: Plant Form: Erect perennial herb. Size: Up to 60 cm. Stem: Ridged, narrow, branching, covered in stiff hairs. Leaves: Elongated oval-shaped, lobed to coarsely toothed edges, becoming deeply divided higher up. Flowers: Rounded cushion-like heads up to 2 cm across with dark purple to white flowers, the outer much larger than the inner. On very long thin stalks up to 30 cm long. Fruit and Seeds: Dry narrow oval-shaped, enclosed in flower pars. Forming a beak. With 8 ribs along lower part. Habitat: Waste areas, coastal scrub, roadsides. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Herbaceous

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