Slender plant to 70cm. Rounded fl owerheads 20- 30mm across on downy stalks, each fl ower having 5 blueviolet lobes.
LEAVES AND STEMS

Basal leaves long-stalked, toothed or lobed. Stem leaves with narrow lobes.

CONFUSED WITH
Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis) Field Scabious has 4-lobed fl orets.