| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Scorzonera mongolica Maxim. trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Takhtajaniantha mongolica (Maxim.) Zaika & al. |
| Scorzonera hotanica C.H.An | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-3200m |
| Description | glaucous, glabrous, leaves carnose, falcate, 3-5-veined, lanceolate, acuminate, vaginate-petiolate, upper leaves reduced, linear-lanceolate, capitula terminal, cylindrical |
| Size | 5-35cm |
| Color | yellow, turning pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Qinghai , China Southeast , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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