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Sweet scabious
Sixalix atropurpurea
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
Lomelosia cretica
Scabiosa triandra
Macedonian scabiousKnautia macedonica
Cephalaria transsylvanica
Urville's WidowflowerKnautia integrifolia
Purple SanicleSanicula bipinnatifida
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 3,634 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,717 |
| Australia | 1,554 |
| South Australia | 1,274 |
| Spain | 1,013 |
| California | 733 |
| France | 729 |
| Portugal | 547 |
| Cataluña/Catalunya | 443 |
| Occitanie | 363 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | honeysuckles, moschatels, and allies · Dipsacales |
| Family | honeysuckle family · Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus | Sixalix |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sweet scabious with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.