| Succisa pratensis
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Eudicots
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| Clade:
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Asterids
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| Order:
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Dipsacales
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| Family:
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Caprifoliaceae
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| Genus:
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Succisa
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| Species:
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S. pratensis
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| Binomial name
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Succisa pratensis
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| Synonyms
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- Asterocephalus succisa (L.) Wallr.
- Asterocephalus tomentosus Spreng.
- Lepicephalus succisa (L.) Eichw.
- Scabiosa borealis Salisb.
- Scabiosa glabrata Schott
- Scabiosa glabrata Hegetschw.
- Scabiosa hirsuta Mazziari
- Scabiosa praemorsa Gilib.
- Scabiosa prolifera Mazziari
- Scabiosa succisa L.
- Scabiosa succisa var. arenaria Rouy
- Scabiosa succisa var. grandifolia Rouy
- Scabiosa succisa var. ovalis Rouy
- Succisa altissima Schur
- Succisa angustula Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa aurigerana Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa beugesiaca Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa brevis Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa cagiriensis Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.
- Succisa cuspidata Jord.
- Succisa dentata Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa elliptica Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.
- Succisa fuchsii Gray
- Succisa fuscescens Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa gigantea Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.
- Succisa glabrata Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa glabrata (Schott) Sweet
- Succisa gracilescens Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa incisa Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa laetevirens Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa microcephala Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa palustris Sass
- Succisa parvula Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa platyphylla Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa praemorsa Asch.
- Succisa pratensis var. arenaria (Rouy) P.D.Sell
- Succisa pratensis var. grandifolia (Rouy) P.D.Sell
- Succisa pratensis subsp. hirsuta (Opiz) Chrtek
- Succisa pratensis var. ovalis (Rouy) P.D.Sell
- Succisa pratensis subsp. scotiaca (Baksay) Chrtek
- Succisa pratensis var. subacaulis (Bernardin) P.D.Sell
- Succisa prativaga Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa procera Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa propera Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa pyrenaica Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa rhodanensis Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa sabauda Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa stricta Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa subacaulis Bernardin
- Succisa sylvatica Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa tardans Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa viretorum Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa vogesiaca Jord. & Fourr.
- Succisa vulgaris J.Presl & C.Presl
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Succisa pratensis, known as devil's-bit scabious or simply devil's-bit, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, formerly included in the teasel family Dipsacaceae. It is common throughout northern Europe and western Asia in heathland, unimproved damp grassland and chalk or limestone grassland, where it is restricted to nutrient-poor soils. It has decreased somewhat due to agricultural intensification in many areas, but remains widespread and even common throughout its range. Its name derives from the curiously truncated root, which in ancient times was thought to be associated with magical or medicinal properties.