''Scabiosa ochroleuca'', commonly called cream pincushions
or cream 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
scabious
''Scabiosa'' is a genus in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) of flowering plants. Many of the species in this genus have common names that include the word scabious, but some plants commonly known as scabious are currently classified in r ...
with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.
References
ochroleuca
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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