Caprifoliaceae
Lomelosia cretica
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Lomelosia
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Common names
By language (1)
- Catalan
- Herba penyalera
Synonyms
- Asterocephalus africanus Spreng.
- Asterocephalus creticus (L.) Spreng.
- Scabiosa cretica L.
- Scabiosa pallida Salisb.
- Sclerostemma altissimum Schott
- Trochocephalus creticus (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Zygostemma creticum (L.) Tiegh.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tony, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gianmaria Bonari, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Codrin Bucur, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Drepanostoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pia Stermann, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.