Succisa pratensis

Succisa pratensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Succisa
Species:
S. pratensis
Binomial name
Succisa pratensis
Synonyms[1]
List
    • 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

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]

  1. ^ "Succisa pratensis Moench". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland by Rae Spencer Jones and Sarah Cuttle
  3. ^ The Illustrated Wild Flower Finder's Calendar