Scabiosa atropurpurea

Common names: Sweet Scabious, Pincushion Flower, Mournful Widow, Egyptian Rose

Genus: Scabiosa

Species: Scabiosa atropurpurea

Class: Tetrandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Scabiosa

Modern Species: Scabiosa atropurpurea

Modern Family: Dipsacaeae

Plant Type: annual

Color: dark purple to deep crimson

Native Region: S Africa

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum