Succisa pratensis: Difference between revisions

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Succisa pratensis subsp. var.

Devil's bit scabious

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Height:	⇕	12 in to 36 in
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The query description has an empty condition.:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall

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Dipsacaceae >

Succisa

pratensis

var.

,

Succisa pratensis Moench also known as Devils-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae. 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^[1]. It also grows on damper ground^[2].

Its leaves are also un-lobed unlike Field scabious^[3], and are arranged in opposite pairs. The leaves and plant can be confused with Greater Knapweed however Knapweed has leaves that are alternate, not opposite.

It prefers moist soil - damp meadows and woods, lowland heath, marshy areas; but will tolerate drier conditions. Male and female flowers are produced on different heads, the female being smaller^[4]. Flowers from June until October.

It is a good source of nectar and is the foodplant of Marsh fritillary, whose eggs are laid in groups on the underside of the plant, and Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris tityus. As both plant and invertebrates are rare, their survival relies on careful management of sites containing these species.

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References

↑ Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland by Rae Spencer Jones and Sarah Cuttle
↑ The Illustrated Wild Flower Finder's Calendar
↑ Usborne Spotter's Handbook of Birds, Trees, Wildflowers
↑ A photographic guide to Wildflowers of Britain and Europe by Paul Sterry and Bob Press

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[1] Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland by Rae Spencer Jones and Sarah Cuttle

[2] The Illustrated Wild Flower Finder's Calendar

[3] Usborne Spotter's Handbook of Birds, Trees, Wildflowers

[4] A photographic guide to Wildflowers of Britain and Europe by Paul Sterry and Bob Press

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+'''''Succisa pratensis''''' Moench also known as Devils-bit Scabious, is a [[flowering plant]] of the genus ''[[Succisa]]'' in the family [[Dipsacaceae]].  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<ref>Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland by Rae Spencer Jones and Sarah Cuttle</ref>.  It also grows on damper ground<ref>The Illustrated Wild Flower Finder's Calendar</ref>.
+Its leaves are also un-lobed unlike [[Field scabious]]<ref>Usborne Spotter's Handbook of Birds, Trees, Wildflowers</ref>, and are arranged in opposite pairs. The leaves and plant can be confused with [[Greater Knapweed]] however Knapweed has leaves that are alternate, not opposite.
+It prefers moist soil - damp meadows and woods, lowland heath, marshy areas; but will tolerate drier conditions.  Male and female flowers are produced on different heads, the female being smaller<ref>A photographic guide to Wildflowers of Britain and Europe by Paul Sterry and Bob Press</ref>.  Flowers from June until October.
+It is a good source of nectar and is the foodplant of [[Marsh fritillary]],  whose eggs are laid in groups on the underside of the plant, and Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth [[Hemaris tityus]].  As both plant and invertebrates are rare, their survival relies on careful management of sites containing these species.
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