| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Scorzonera schweinfurthii Boiss. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 320 (1888) |
| Native Range | se. Medit. to Iraq and Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | densely grey hirsute, leaves canaliculate, linear-lanceolate, on margins sinuate, patent, curvate, capitula 2-4cm across, phyllaries densely ciliate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| 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 division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Scorzonera rawii Rech.f. & Guest |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia) |