Photo: Succisa pratensis 0.

Flowers. It's got its name from the shape of the root - like somebody's bitten it right off, from beneath. Perheniemi, Finland. Wild. 2000-09-07.

Succisa pratensis Moench
Engl.: devil's bit scabious, devilsbit, ofbit, premorse scabious.
Deu.: Gewöhnlicher Teufelsabbiss, Teufelsabbiss, Abbiss, Abbisskraut.
Suom.: purtojuuri.
Sven.: ängsvädd, knappvädd.
Bot. syn.: Scabiosa succisa L.