Synonyms: Asterocephalus acutiflorus; Asterocephalus ambiguus; Asterocephalus maritimus (homotypic); Cyrtostemma maritimum (homotypic); Scabiosa acutiflora; Scabiosa ambigua; Scabiosa angulata; Scabiosa arvensis (homotypic); Scabiosa ateridoi; Scabiosa atropurpurea ambigua; Scabiosa atropurpurea chaniotica; Scabiosa atropurpurea maritima; Scabiosa atropurpurea var. adenocalyx; Scabiosa atropurpurea var. maritima (homotypic); Scabiosa atropurpurea var. mauritii; Scabiosa atropurpurea var. minor; Scabiosa atropurpurea var. paui; Scabiosa bailleti; Scabiosa calyptocarpa; Scabiosa columbaria (heterotypic); Scabiosa cupani; Scabiosa integrata; Scabiosa maritima (homotypic); Scabiosa maritima mauritii; Scabiosa maritima var. adenocalyx; Scabiosa maritima var. ateridoi; Scabiosa maritima var. cephalarioides; Scabiosa maritima var. mauritii; Scabiosa maritima var. minor; Scabiosa maritima var. pallidiflora; Scabiosa maritima var. paui; Scabiosa maritima villosa; Scabiosa odora; Scabiosa paui; Scabiosa rosea (homotypic); Scabiosa saviana; Scabiosa transsilvanica (homotypic); Scabiosa wulfeniana (homotypic); Sixalix atropurpurea maritima (homotypic); Sixalix atropurpurea var. villosa; Spongostemma acutiflorum; Spongostemma maritimum (homotypic); Spongostemma savianum