Wildflowers – Field Scabious

Field scabious
Field scabious

Field scabious is a perennial plant that like to grow in dry grassy soils.

Field scabious
Field scabious

The stem grows to between 25 and 100cm and has long stiff hairs that point downward.

Field scabious fruit
Field scabious fruit

Members of this species were used to treat scabies and sores during the the bubonic plague, that is the origin of the name.

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