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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Dipsacaceae
|familia=Dipsacaceae
|genus=Succisa
|genus=Succisa
|species=pratensis
|species=pratensis
|common_name=Devil's bit scabious
|common_name=Devil's bit scabious
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moist, moderate
|water_ref=Wikipedia
|features=flowers
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|max_zone=9
|image=Upload.png
|image=Succisa pratensis01.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''''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.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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