''Succisella'' is a

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s in the

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. There are four or five species in the genus. They are all native to Europe; three are

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to the

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.Amich, F., Devesa, J. A., & Bernardos, S. (2004)
Taxonomic revision of the genus ''Succisella'' (Dipsacaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula.
''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society'', 144(3), 351-364.

Species

Five species are accepted. * '' Succisella andreae-molinae'' – Spain * '' Succisella carvalhoana'' – west-central Portugal * '' Succisella inflexa'' – southern succisella, Italy to Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Albania, and the Caucasus * '' Succisella microcephala'' – west-central Spain *'' Succisella petteri'' – Albania and former Yugoslavia

Etymology

''Succisella'' ostensibly means ‘cut off from below’ or ‘abruptly ending’.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). p 366

References

Caprifoliaceae Caprifoliaceae genera {{Dipsacales-stub