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PlantLCLeast Concern

Devil's-bit Scabious

Succisa pratensis

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The sole food plant of the marsh fritillary butterfly and an important nectar source for many other species. Blue-purple flowers on long stalks appear in late summer in damp meadows, fen edges and woodland rides. The name refers to its bitten-off root.

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Quick Facts

Category
Plant
Latin name
Succisa pratensis
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.