Genus: Scabiosa — pincushions
Species of Scabiosa are treated in the broad sense in this key, whereas European botanists have described intergrading races within a species complex (Jasiewicz 1976).
![Fruits: Scabiosa columbaria. ~ By Louis-M. Landry. ~ Copyright © 2025 Louis-M. Landry. ~ LM.Landry[at]videotron.ca ~ CalPhotos - calphotos.berkeley.edu/flora/](https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Caprifoliaceae/scabiosa-columbaria-fr-llandry.jpg)
![Flowers: Scabiosa columbaria. ~ By Louis-M. Landry. ~ Copyright © 2025 Louis-M. Landry. ~ LM.Landry[at]videotron.ca ~ CalPhotos - calphotos.berkeley.edu/flora/](https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Caprifoliaceae/scabiosa-columbaria-fl-llandry-a.jpg)
Family
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
This genus’s species in New England
Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key