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Cream Scabious

Scabiosa ochroleuca

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Common names

24 names · 21 languages
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Other languages (20)
Dutch
  • Geel duifkruid
  • Gele scabiosa[1][2]
French
Belarusian
  • Скабіёза жоўтая[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • hlaváč žlutavý[2]
Danish
  • Gul skabiose[2]
Finnish
  • keltatörmäkukka[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Vajszínű ördögszem[2]
Lithuanian
  • Gelsvoji žvaigždūnė[2]
Mongolian
  • Цайвар шарга бааварцэцэг[2]
Polish
  • Driakiew żółta[2]
Romanian
Russian
  • Скабиоза бледно-желтая[2]
  • Скабиоза бледно-жёлтая[2]
Slovak
  • hlaváč žltkastý[2]
Slovenian
  • rumenkasti grintavec[2]
Swedish
Turkish
  • Sarı Uyuzotu[2]
Ukrainian
  • Скабіоза блідо-жовта[2]
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 ochroleuca — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Cream Scabious — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Gelbe Skabiose — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Cream Scabiosa — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Scabieuse jaune pâle — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Gele scabiosa — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
[2] Scabiosa ochroleuca — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Cream Scabious — results[17].names[2]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Gelbe Skabiose — results[17].names[4]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Cream Scabiosa — results[17].names[3]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Scabieuse jaune pâle — results[17].names[1]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Gele scabiosa — results[17].names[21]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • hlaváč žlutavý — results[17].names[5]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Скабиоза бледно-жёлтая — results[17].names[6]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • keltatörmäkukka — results[17].names[7]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Gelsvoji žvaigždūnė — results[17].names[8]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Driakiew żółta — results[17].names[9]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • 黄盆花 — results[17].names[10]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • gulvädd — results[17].names[11]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Цайвар шарга бааварцэцэг — results[17].names[12]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Скабіоза блідо-жовта — results[17].names[13]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • rumenkasti grintavec — results[17].names[14]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Скабіёза жоўтая — results[17].names[15]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Vajszínű ördögszem — results[17].names[16]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Gul skabiose — results[17].names[17]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • hlaváč žltkastý — results[17].names[18]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Sipică — results[17].names[19]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • 黃盆花 — results[17].names[20]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Скабиоза бледно-желтая — results[17].names[22]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
  • Sarı Uyuzotu — results[17].names[23]; taxon id 168481; Scabiosa ochroleuca.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Botanical family
Caprifoliaceae

Genus-level classification for Scabiosa; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to Medit. and Mongolia.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Cream Scabious (Scabiosa ochroleuca) 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 — 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: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2710822; ID 7CWB; rank genus; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Scabiosa ochroleuca — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 343447; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1103892, 1103893, 1103894, 1103895, 1103896, 1103898, 1103899, 1103900, 1103901, 1103902, 1103903, 1103904, 1103905, 1103906, 1103907, 1103908, 1103909, 1103910, 1103911, 1103912, 1103913, 1103915, 1103916, 1103917, 1103918, 1103919, 1103920, 1103921, 1103922, 1103923, 1103924, 1103925, 1103926, 1103927

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.