Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

SCABIOSA (La)
Scabious (Le)
Family: DIPSACACEAE

scaber, scabrum, = rough, scurfy, scabrous; scabby, mangy, itchy;
(scabrous, i.e. rough or gritty to the touch on account of numerous minute projections)
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
scabiosus, = rough, scurfy, scabby, mangy.
(distinctly scabrous)
(plants used as remedies for the ‘itch’?)
[scurf = flakes of dead skin, scales]
(apparently some species were used for relief from scabies)
(ld, BL, J, BB)

Scabiosa columbaria (La)
Ilelemimoya, Jongmansknoop, Wild Scabius (PS) Bachelor's Buttons (Wf)
Location: (F, K, P)

From British Columbia, Canada;
-arius, = indicates connexion or possession.
(K3, BL)

Scabiosa incisa (La)

Location: (F)

incido, incisum, = to cut into, cut through, cut open, cut up.
(regularly divided by dep incisions)
(ld, BL)