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devil's bitnounAny of a number of wild plants with a very short rootstock, said in folklore to have been bitten off by the devil, in particular:- (also devil’s bit scabious) A blue-flowered plant native to Eurasia and North Africa (Succisa pratensis, family Dipsacaceae). North American The blazing star (Chamaelirium luteum, family Liliaceae)..
Interesting flora includes purple devil's bit scabious and lilac field scabious, the yellow daisy-like common fleabane and the tall, cream-flowered meadow sweet....- Areas with a high density of devil's bit scabious may be the key requirement within the grassland habitat.
- A number of wildflower species, such as devil's bit scabious and poppy, occur and attract large numbers of butterflies and moths.
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