Field Scabious
Taken at Kingsbarns on 25th July 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at  Baron's Haugh on 22nd July 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70
in macro mode.
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Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 29th June 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Foliage

Taken at Vane Farm on 16th September 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Field Scabious.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Habit:
AKA: 		Knautia arvensis.
Dipsacales.
Caprifoliaceae.
Perennial.
Habitat:
Blooms:
Height:
Feature:
 Grassy places and dry soils.
 July - September
25 - 100 cms
Scabious were used to treat Scabies, and other afflictions of the skin including sores caused by the Bubonic Plague. The word scabies comes from the Latin word for "scratch". The short black root was, in folk tales, bitten off by the devil, angry at the plant's ability to cure these ailments.