Lomelosia stellata

Lomelosia stellata, synonyms including Scabiosa stellata, is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae.

[1] It is known by the common name starflower pincushions or starflower scabious.

Native to southwestern Europe and North Africa, it is also grown as an ornamental plant.

This erect annual[2] has an inflorescence which is a dense spherical cluster of pale blue flowers, followed by showy fruits with striped, fan-like funnel-shaped papery bracts.

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