Succisa pratensis Moench

Spice Capitulum

Family: DIPSACACEAE

Genus: Succisa

Catalan common name: Escabiosa mossegada.

Spanish common name: Escabiosa mordida. Mordisco del diablo.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches).