Tuesday, 17 August 2021

Succisa pratensis 山蘿蔔, 魔噬花

Common name: Devil's-bit Scabious
Scientific name: Succisa pratensis 山蘿蔔, 魔噬花*
Genus: Succisa 魔噬花屬
Family: Caprifoliaceae 忍冬科, honeysuckle family

Origin: native

Remarks*: It is formerly placed in Dipsacaceae 川續斷科, teasel family, but now placed in a broadly treated Caprifoliaceae 忍冬科, honeysuckle family.

Date: 15th Aug



stem leaves entire or sparsely toothed (vs stem leaves pinnate in Field Scabious, Knautia arvensis 田野孀草, 田野裸盆花)


basal leaves ovate-lanceolate, short-stalked


20 days before (26th July)


26th July


26th July




corolla 4-lobed (vs 5-lobbed in Small Scabious, Scabiosa columbaria 密球藍盆花, 飛鴿藍盆花, 針墊山蘿蔔, 小藍盆花)

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