Small Scabious Collection

Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, June

Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) Hutchinsons Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, August

Flowering Plants of Great Britain: Devil s-Bit Scabious, Small Scabious, Field Knautia (colour litho)
6024204 Flowering Plants of Great Britain: Devil s-Bit Scabious, Small Scabious, Field Knautia (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devil s-Bit Scabious)

Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) with three tiny (1mm) Thrips (Order Thysanoptera) on a petal, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

RF - Chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) male resting on Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria). Somerset, England, UK. July 2019

scabious, scabiosa columbaria
1962 Scabious Scabiosa columbaria

Scabiosa columbaria; Small Scabious

Scabiosa columbaria, Small Scabious

Scabiosa columbaria, scabious
Scabious in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2004

Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) in flower (centre), with a fruit (left). This plant, found on chalk downlands, is also known as doves foot scabious. Photographed in Hampshire, England

Butterfly feeding on Small Scabious
Male Adonis Blue butterfly feeding on nectar from a Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria). It is one of the rarest of the blue butterflies found on chalk downlands in the south of England

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The delicate beauty of Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) can be found in various locations, from the Austrian Alps to Croydon. This flowering plant, also known as Devil's-Bit Scabious or Field Knautia, showcases its vibrant colors in a captivating colour litho. Even at close inspection, you might spot three tiny Thrips measuring only 1mm on this enchanting flower. In Somerset, England, a male Chalkhill blue butterfly finds solace resting on the petals during July 2019. The versatility of this species is evident through its multiple names: scabious, scabiosa columbaria or simply Small Scabious. Regardless of how it is referred to, one cannot deny the allure and grace that emanates from each bloom.