Succisa pratensis Moench
(Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSuccisa pratensis (Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious)
FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE (honeysuckles and scabiouses)
OrderDIPSACALES (elder, honeysuckles, valerians, scabiouses and teasels)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Succisa pratensis (Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious) :
1: Succisa pratensis (Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious)
24 Aug 2014 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Lawn of Devil\'s-bitImage 2: Lawn of Devil\'s-bit (2)
2: Succisa pratensis (Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious)
19 Sep 2004 OSGR: SU75 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Basal rosetteImage 2: Capitulum - close-upImage 3: Capitulum - close-up (2)Image 4: Leaf - basal - top surface - close-upImage 5: Leaf - basal - under surface - close-upImage 6: Leaves - top surface - close-upImage 7: Leaves - under surface - close-upImage 8: Massed bloomsImage 9: Massed blooms (2)Image 10: Massed blooms - distant shotImage 11: Massed blooms - distant shot (2)Image 12: Massed blooms - in shadeImage 13: Massed blooms - in shade (2)Image 14: Massed blooms - in sunshineImage 15: Massed blooms - in sunshine (2)Image 16: Massed blooms - in sunshine (3)Image 17: Massed blooms - in sunshine (4)Image 18: Fruiting head - unripe - enlargedImage 19: Fruiting head - unripe - in itu - enlargedImage 20: Fruiting head - unripe - side view - enlargedImage 21: Fruiting head - unripe - top view - enlargedImage 22: Leaf - top surface - enlargedImage 23: Leaf - top surface - enlarged (2)Image 24: Leaf - under surface - enlargedImage 25: Leaf - under surface - enlarged (2)Image 26: Fruiting head - unripe - top view - magnified
3: Succisa pratensis (Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious)
29 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Capitulum - enlarged

Succisa pratensis (Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Succisa pratensis (Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 25 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Succisa pratensis (Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious)
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