Succisa pratensis Moench
Devil's-bit Scabious
Devil's-bit Scabious is a herbaceous perennial plant that can grow up to 1 meter tall. It has a basal rosette of simple or distantly-toothed, lanceolate leaves and produces bluish to violet (occasionally pink) flowers in tight compound flower heads. The plant is gynodioecious, meaning it produces male and female flowers on different flower heads. It is known for its four-lobed flowers, which distinguish it from other similar species like Scabiosa columbaria and Knautia arvensis.
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Dipsacales
Caprifoliaceae
Succisa
The plant contains various compounds that may have medicinal properties. It has been used traditionally to treat scabies and other skin afflictions, including sores caused by the bubonic plague.
Devil's-bit Scabious has been historically used to treat scabies and other skin afflictions. It is also a good source of nectar for various insects, particularly hoverflies of the genus Eristalis. The plant is the larval food source for the marsh fritillary and the narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth.
June to October
Up to 1 meter
Bluish to violet (occasionally pink)
Wet or dry grassland and heath on acid or basic soils, found in hedgerows, marshes, meadows, and pastures.
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