Scabiosa

Genus: Scabiosa

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Species indigenous to southern Africa

List from Welman, 2003. All species are perennial herbs.

Scabiosa africana Distribution: Western Cape
Scabiosa albanensis Distribution: Western Cape, Eastern Cape
Scabiosa angustiloba Distribution: Eastern Cape
Scabiosa buekiana Distribution: Eastern Cape
Scabiosa columbaria Distribution: widespread throughout the region.
Scabiosa drakensbergensis Distribution: Limpopo, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal
Scabiosa incisa Distribution: Western Cape
Scabiosa transvaalensis Distribution: Mpumalanga
Scabiosa tysonii Distribution: KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape

Welman, W.G. 2003. Dipsacaceae. In Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds), Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 419. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.