Jasione montana L.

Sheep's-Bit

Campanulaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Campanulaceae (Lobelia family)
Genus: Jasione (Jasione)

Synonyms

Jasione montana
Jasione appressifolia
Jasione blepharodon
Jasione cornuta
Jasione corymbosa subsp. cornuta
Jasione echinata
Jasione laevis subsp. rosularis
Jasione litoralis
Jasione lusitanica
Jasione montana subsp. blepharodon
Jasione montana subsp. cornuta
Jasione montana subsp. echinata
Jasione rosularis

Related species

Jasione laevis Lam. - Shepherd's Scabious
Jasione montana L. - Sheep's-Bit

Traits


    10–50 cm tall. inflorescence: capitate. capitula: Ø 12–25 mm. supporting-leaves of the flowers: absent. flowers: with a short stalk, bluish. corolla: straight. petals: lobes initially fused, subsequently incised almost down to the base. corolla-lobes: lineal. runners...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Jasione montana

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Jasione montana

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Jasione montana

Jasione montana

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats, ruderal vegetation

  • in acidic, dry habitats

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