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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>.
'''''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>.