| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Scorzonera hondae Kitam. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 19: 105 (1963) |
| Native Range | w. Himalaya (Karakoram) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | basal leaves linear, thick, 15-20cm long, obtuse, minutely white pilose, glabrescent, upper leaves similar, smaller, capitula long pedicellate, 10mm, involucre white tomentose |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |