Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Scorzonera ovata Trautv. trib. Cichorieae |
Synonyms | Pseudopodospermum ovatum (Trautv.) Zaika & al. |
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 |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
ovata crassifolia (Krasch. & Lipsch.) Tagaev, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 70(8): 1060 (1985)
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