Scorzonera glabra Rupr.

Scorsonère d'Autriche (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Scorzonera

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has milky sap. It grows 15-30 cm high. It has stout upright rootstocks. These are covered with the remains of old leaves. Usually one stem emerges from the rootstock. The leaves are at the base and are narrowly sword shaped. They are 12-30 cm long by 6-20 mm wide. They form a sheath at the base and taper to the tip. The flowers are pale yellow.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in northern China.
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The roots and young plants are eaten in northern China.
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Distribution

Scorzonera glabra world distribution map, present in Belarus and Russian Federation

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:243178-1
WFO ID wfo-0000050616
COL ID 4VX9X
BDTFX ID 61899
INPN ID 121953
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Synonyms

Scorzonera glabra Scorzonera ruprechtiana Scorzonera glabra var. glabra