| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Pseudopodospermum ovatum (Trautv.) Zaika & al. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | PhytoKeys 137: 69 (2020) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan and e. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | glaucous, stem ramose, stem leaves acuminate, broadly ovate, attenuate to petiole, the uppermost cordate-amplexicaule, capitula solitary, broadly cylindrical, 2-4cm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Scorzonera crassifolia Krasch. & Lipsch. Scorzonera ovata Trautv. Scorzonera ovata ssp. crassifolia (Krasch. & Lipsch.) Tagaev |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |