| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Pseudopodospermum molle (M.Bieb.) Kuth, trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Kavkaz. Predstav. Podtriby Scorzonerinae Dum. (Compos.): 85 (1978) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Sinai and Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | arachnose-hispid, leaves linear, hard, flat or conduplicate, midrib wide, stem leaves sessile, at base imbricate, capitula 3-7, cylindrical, 3-4cm long |
| Size | 7-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 | Candollea mollis (M.Bieb.) Yild. Kandemiria mollis (M.Bieb.) Yild. Podospermum molle Fisch. & al. Podospermum villosum Steven Scorzonera ambigua DC. Scorzonera araneosa d’Urv. Scorzonera eriosperma Willd. ex Ledeb. Scorzonera graminifolia Griseb. Scorzonera mollis M.Bieb. Scorzonera mollis var. subacaulis Tzvelev Scorzonera rumelica Velen. Scorzonera tomentosa Pall. Scorzonera velutina DC. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |