Scabiosa atropurpurea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Scabiosa atropurpurea L.

Pincushion flower, Pincushion plant, Pincushions

Scabiosa atropurpurea is an annual herb that is not native to California.

There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~550 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Scabiosa
Family:	Dipsacaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


iNat	Sixalix atropurpurea
iNat	Sixalix atropurpurea

Information about Scabiosa atropurpurea from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SCAT) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: watch (high risk) Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).