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Small Scabious

Scabiosa columbaria

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Common names

53 names · 28 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (27)
Dutch
French
Afrikaans
  • Bitter bossie[2]
  • jongmansknoop[2]
  • Jonkmansknoop[2]
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  • Meerjarige skurfkruid[2]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 西洋山萝卜[2]
Czech
  • hlaváč fialový[2]
Danish
  • Due-Skabiose[2]
  • Dueskabiose[2]
Estonian
  • tui-tähtpea[2]
Finnish
  • kivikkotörmäkukka[2]
German
Hebrew
  • תגית קולומברית[2]
Hungarian
  • galambszínű ördögszem[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • セイヨウイトバマツムシソウ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Balandinė žvaigždūnė[2]
Norwegian
  • bakkeknapp[2]
Polish
  • driakiew gołębia[2]
Russian
  • Скабиоза голубиная[2]
Slovak
  • hlaváč fialový[2]
Slovenian
  • navadni grintavec[2]
Sotho
  • hlaku-ea-pitsi[2]
  • mamokhale[2]
  • moholungoane[2]
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  • selomi[2]
  • selomi-samamkohale[2]
  • thlaku-sa-pitsi[2]
  • tlhako-ea-pitsi[2]
  • Tlhaku ea pitsi[2]
Swedish
  • fältvädd[2]
Tswana
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Скабіоза голубина[2]
Xhosa
  • ilelemimoya[2]
  • isilawu esikhulu[2]
  • iyeza lamehlo[2]
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Zulu
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Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Scabiosa columbaria — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Small Scabious — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Tauben-Grindkraut — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Tauben-Skabiose — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • dove pincushions — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Morning Bride — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Scabiosa — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Wild Scabiosa — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Scabieuse colombaire — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Vedovina selvatica — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Duifkruid — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
[2] Scabiosa columbaria — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Small Scabious — results[22].names[1]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Tauben-Grindkraut — results[22].names[5]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Tauben-Skabiose — results[22].names[4]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • dove pincushions — results[22].names[2]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Morning Bride — results[22].names[24]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Scabiosa — results[22].names[25]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Wild Scabiosa — results[22].names[26]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Scabieuse colombaire — results[22].names[3]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Vedovina selvatica — results[22].names[14]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Duifkruid — results[22].names[18]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • hlaváč fialový — results[22].names[6]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Dueskabiose — results[22].names[7]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Due-Skabiose — results[22].names[8]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • bakkeknapp — results[22].names[9]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Скабиоза голубиная — results[22].names[10]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • セイヨウイトバマツムシソウ — results[22].names[11]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • kivikkotörmäkukka — results[22].names[12]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Balandinė žvaigždūnė — results[22].names[13]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • 西洋山萝卜 — results[22].names[15]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • escabiosa — results[22].names[16]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • fältvädd — results[22].names[17]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • selomi — results[22].names[19]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Bitter bossie — results[22].names[20]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • jongmansknoop — results[22].names[21]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Jonkmansknoop — results[22].names[22]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Meerjarige skurfkruid — results[22].names[23]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • makga — results[22].names[27]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • hlaku-ea-pitsi — results[22].names[28]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • moholungoane — results[22].names[29]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • selomi-samamkohale — results[22].names[30]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • tlhako-ea-pitsi — results[22].names[31]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • mamokhale — results[22].names[32]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • thlaku-sa-pitsi — results[22].names[33]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Tlhaku ea pitsi — results[22].names[34]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • ilelemimoya — results[22].names[35]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • isilawu esikhulu — results[22].names[36]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • iyeza lamehlo — results[22].names[37]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • iyeza-lamehlo — results[22].names[38]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • makgha — results[22].names[39]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • ibheka — results[22].names[40]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • igwalaza — results[22].names[41]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • iliDolocina — results[22].names[42]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • ubucubele — results[22].names[43]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • udoloqina — results[22].names[44]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Umsola — results[22].names[45]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • tui-tähtpea — results[22].names[46]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Скабіоза голубина — results[22].names[47]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • navadni grintavec — results[22].names[48]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • galambszínű ördögszem — results[22].names[49]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • driakiew gołębia — results[22].names[50]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • תגית קולומברית — results[22].names[51]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • hlaváč fialový — results[22].names[52]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
  • Uyuzotu — results[22].names[53]; taxon id 85047; Scabiosa columbaria.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Scabiosa columbaria is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Caprifoliaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Scabiosa species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2] [3] [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Scabiosa columbaria — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2443534; ID 6XSRV; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2443534; ID 6XSRV; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Scabiosa species (top 307 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Scabiosa species (top 352 pt)

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  4. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Scabiosa species (top 712 pt)

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