Editing Centaurea scabiosa (section)

==Description==
This perennial herb grows with an erect grooved stem up to 90&nbsp;cm high. The leaves are alternate,  pinnatifid and with stalks. The flower heads are 5&nbsp;cm across and on long stalks. The florets are red-purple.<ref>Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. ''Webb's An Irish Flora'' Cork University Press.{{ISBN|978-185918-4783}}</ref><ref name="Clapham">Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg, E.F. 1968 ''Excursion Flora of the British Isles.'' Cambridge University Press{{ISBN|0-521-04656-4}}</ref>