Devil's-bit Scabious

Succisa pratensis

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Succisa pratensis, also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It differs from other similar species in that it has 4-lobed flowers, whereas small scabious and field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family. It also grows on damper ground.

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  1. (c) Alexander Yakovlev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alexander Yakovlev
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succisa_pratensis

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