| Small Scabious | Teasel family |
| Scabiosa columbaria | Dipsacaceae |
Small Scabious is a slender erect summer-flowering plant of chalk grassland. It is similar in form to Field Scabious, but is smaller, and has 5-lobed flowers instead of 4-lobed.
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| Side-on view, showing 5-lobed flowers | Flower underside, showing calyx with dark bristles |
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| Basal leaves | Stem leaves |