Scorzonera papposa Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Scorzonera

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in dry soils. It can grow in arid places.
More
Limestone screes and slopes, fields, 300-1800 metres in Turkey.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The root can be eaten raw or roasted and eaten. The stems and leaves are eaten raw in salads. They are also cooked as a vegetable. The flowers are eaten raw.
Uses food medicinal
Edible flowers leaves roots shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:243326-1
WFO ID wfo-0000082895
COL ID 79Z98
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Scorzonera papposa Scorzonera kurdica