| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Scorzonera papposa DC. trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Pseudopodospermum papposum (DC.) Zaika & al. |
| Scorzonera kurdica Boiss. & Noë | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Description | weakly pubescent, glabrescent, lower leaves petiolate, ovate or oblong, obtuse to acuminate, stem leaves sessile, amplexicaule, long acuminate, coriaceous, capitula large |
| Size | 10-18cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Kuwait , Saudi Arabia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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