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Scabiosa argentea  L.

APG-Fam.: Caprifoliaceae / Honeysuckle Fam.       Fam. tradit.: Dipsacaceae / Teasel Fam.

Genus:  Scabiosa  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Scabiosa:		scabies = scabies (old medical plant)
	argentea:		silvery

Fig. 1:  Scabiosa argentea / Silver Scabious Cyprus, Troodos 29.6.1999

Fig. 2:  Scabiosa argentea / Silver Scabious Cyprus, Troodos 29.6.1999

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