Photo: Succisa pratensis 2.

Photo: Succisa pratensis 2.

Flower and two flowerbuds, the usual arrangement with this plant. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2006-08-19.


Succisa pratensis Moench
Engl.: devil's bit scabious, devilsbit, ofbit, premorse scabious.
Deu.: Gewöhnlicher Teufelsabbiss, Teufelsabbiss, Abbiss, Abbisskraut.
Suom.: purtojuuri.
Sven.: ängsvädd, knappvädd.
Bot. syn.: Scabiosa succisa L.