| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Scorzonera cretica Willd. trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Gelasia cretica (Willd.) Zaika & al. |
| Scorzonera dependens Rech.f. | |
| Scorzonera lassitica Vierh. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | long hirsute, stems densely leafy, leaves linear, elongate-acuminate, rigid, 5-7-nerved, capitula large, 5-7, in corymb, involucre shortly hirsute, bracts lanceolate |
| Size | 3-45cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is.) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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