Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Scorzonera gageoides Boiss. trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 3: 95 (1856) |
Native Range | Central Asia to sw. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | white crispate-lanate, lower leaves lanceolate, 5-veined, upper leaves long elongate-acuminate, capitula minute, 5-7, in raceme, involucre lanate, bracts lanceolate |
Size | 15-25cm |
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 fischeriana Krasch. & Lipsch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (UZB Uzbekistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |