| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Scorzonera rigida Aucher ex DC. trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Gelasia rigida (Aucher ex DC.) Zaika & al |
| Scorzonera multiceps Freyn | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1700-3700m |
| Description | appresed grey hirsute, leaves glaucous, narrowly linear, obtuse, flexuous, at base dilated to vaginate petiole, stem leaves 0-2, capitula solitary, minute, obconical |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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