''Scabiosa lucida'', commonly known as shining scabious, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the honeysuckle family (
Caprifoliaceae
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species, in 33, to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and ea ...
).
Taxonomy
''Scabiosa lucida'' contains the following subspecies:
* ''Scabiosa lucida stricta''
* ''Scabiosa lucida lucida''
* ''Scabiosa lucida pseudobanatica''
References
lucida
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Plants described in 1779
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