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Field Scabious and Devil’s Bit Scabious

Field Scabious and Devil’s Bit Scabious

Butterfly and Bee Favourites

Bypamadden 5 September 202011 August 2022

Field scabious Knautia arvensis) or Cab an ghasáin in Irish is an attractive wildflower which is frequently seen now in most places in Ireland except the west. (1a;1b) It grows on roadside verges, hedge banks and dry grasslands.  Its stems are hairy and wiry, with a scabby appearance and its height can vary from 40…

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