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 four-lobed flowers, whereas Scabiosa columbaria (small scabious) and Knautia arvensis (field scabious) have five lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family.[2] It also grows on damper ground.[3]
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Succisa pratensis |
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Scientific classification |
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Plantae |
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Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
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Asterids |
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Dipsacales |
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Caprifoliaceae |
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Succisa |
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S. pratensis |
Binomial name |
Succisa pratensis
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Synonyms[1] |
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- Asterocephalus succisa (L.) Wallr.
- Asterocephalus tomentosus Spreng.
- Lepicephalus succisa (L.) Eichw.
- Scabiosa borealis Salisb.
- Scabiosa glabrata Schott
- Scabiosa glabrata Hegetschw.
- Scabiosa hirsuta Mazziari
- Scabiosa praemorsa Gilib.
- Scabiosa prolifera Mazziari
- Scabiosa succisa L.
- Scabiosa succisa var. arenaria Rouy
- Scabiosa succisa var. grandifolia Rouy
- Scabiosa succisa var. ovalis Rouy
- Succisa altissima Schur
- Succisa angustula Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa aurigerana Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa beugesiaca Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa brevis Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa cagiriensis Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.
- Succisa cuspidata Jord.
- Succisa dentata Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa elliptica Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.
- Succisa fuchsii Gray
- Succisa fuscescens Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa gigantea Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.
- Succisa glabrata Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa glabrata (Schott) Sweet
- Succisa gracilescens Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa incisa Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa laetevirens Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa microcephala Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa palustris Sass
- Succisa parvula Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa platyphylla Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa praemorsa Asch.
- Succisa pratensis var. arenaria (Rouy) P.D.Sell
- Succisa pratensis var. grandifolia (Rouy) P.D.Sell
- Succisa pratensis subsp. hirsuta (Opiz) Chrtek
- Succisa pratensis var. ovalis (Rouy) P.D.Sell
- Succisa pratensis subsp. scotiaca (Baksay) Chrtek
- Succisa pratensis var. subacaulis (Bernardin) P.D.Sell
- Succisa prativaga Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa procera Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa propera Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa pyrenaica Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa rhodanensis Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa sabauda Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa stricta Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa subacaulis Bernardin
- Succisa sylvatica Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa tardans Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa viretorum Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa vogesiaca Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa vulgaris J.Presl & C.Presl
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