Devil’sbit scabious PlantLore

The Orkney Book of Wildflowers The variety that is Devil'sbit Scabious

Common Name: Devil's bit scabious Genus: Succisa Species: pratensis Skill Level: Experienced Exposure: Full sun Hardiness: Hardy Soil type: Chalky/alkaline, Boggy Height: 30cm Spread: 30cm

The Orkney Book of Wildflowers The variety that is Devil'sbit Scabious

Succisa pratensis, also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It differs from other similar species in that it has four-lobed flowers, whereas small scabious and field scabious have five lobes and hence it has been placed in a…

Devil's Bit Scabious Seed Forestart

Succisa pratensis, also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae.It differs from other similar species in that it has four-lobed flowers, whereas small scabious and field scabious have five lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family. It also grows on damper ground.

Wild DevilsBit Scabious Handpicked Wild Seeds Farnell Farm

Succisa pratensis, also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It differs from other similar species in that it has four-lobed flowers, whereas small scabious and field scabious have five lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family. It also grows on damper ground.

Devil’sBit Scabious David at the HALL of EINAR

Medium to tall hairy plant, stems erect to ascending. Basal leaves elliptical, often broadest above the middle, generally untoothed. The upper leaves often toothed. Flowers lilac to deep purple blue, very occasionally white in rounded heads 15 to 25 mm across. Similar Species. Field Scabious and Small Scabious. Identification difficulty.

Devil'sbit Scabious Succisa pratensis lus y çhengey veg

Succisa pratensis, also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It differs from other similar species in that it has four-lobed flowers, whereas small scabious and field scabious have five lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family.

Devil's Bit Scabious Herb Uses and Benefits

Devil's-bit Scabious is widespread and common throughout the UK and Ireland; it occurs also in western and central mainland Europe, and its range extends eastwards into parts of Asia. Habitat. This member of the Honeysuckle family has a preference for damp places; it is frequently found in wet meadows and near rivers and streams..

Devils Bit Scabious Photograph by Philip Bird

Succisa pratensis, also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. 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. It also grows on damper ground.

Parish Nature Notes for September John Wright Sandford Heritage

Succisa pratensis, also known as Devil's bit scabious, is a perennial herb that is native to Europe and Asia. It is a member of the Dipsacaceae family and typically grows to be about 30-80 cm tall. The plant has small, blue-purple, pink or white flowers that bloom in the summer and early autumn. The plant has pinnate leaves.

Devil’sbit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) Wildlife Insight

Devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) is a perennial, preferring fields and woodland margins, hedgerows and rough boggy places, ranging from hillside to sea shore. There are two similar scabious species in the UK - small scabious and field scabious, which seem to have slightly flatter flower heads and paler blooms..

Devil’sbit Scabious Scotia Seeds

Devil's-bit scabious is a food plant for the caterpillars of a one of Britian's rarest and prettiest butterflies, the Marsh Fritillary. Devil's Bit Scabious, dark evergreen leaves in winter. Devil's-bit-Scabious, single blue pincushion flowers. In my Garden there are now around 100 or more established plants, grown mostly from collected.

Devil'sbit Scabious Succisa pratensis BRITISH NATURE GUIDE

Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis. Devil's-bit Scabious. A late summer perennial, with small pincushion like purple blue flowers, that grows in a wide range of moist to free draining habitats including rough grassland, heaths, woodland rides, mires and even cliff edges in the uplands. It can be confused with sheepsbit but this prefers.

Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) © Anne Burgess ccbysa/2.0

The Devil's-Bit Scabious, is a perennial flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, growing up to 1m tall, found in meadows, pastures, marshes, fens and damp woods throughout Europe and North Africa. Species of Scabious were traditionally used to treat scabies, and other afflictions of the skin including the sores caused by the bubonic plague..

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Succisa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. [1] Species include the devil's-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis .

Devil’s Bit Scabious as a source of indigo? susan dye

devil's bit scabious. S. pratensis is a perennial to 60cm, with a basal rosette of obovate leaves, with branched stems bearing solitary light purple, pincushion-like flowerheads 2cm across, in summer and autumn.

Devil'sbit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) Devil'sbit Scabi… Flickr

Devil's-bit scabious lives in a range of habitats including neutral, calcareous and acid grasslands, purple moor-grass and rush pasture, fens and damp woodlands. Distribution Devil's-bit scabious is widespread across Scotland, Wales and England except around the Wash estuary. It has a more patchy distribution in Northern Ireland and the Irish