familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Cichorieae
genusScorzonera
speciesScorzonera hispanica

Scorzonera hispanica

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 791. 1753.

John L. Strother
Common names: Black or Spanish salsify
Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 307. Mentioned on page 306.

Perennials. Leaf blades 120–400 × (1–)3–6 mm, margins entire (flat or undulate). Involucres 20–30 × 8–12+ mm. Phyllaries ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, glabrous. Cypselae 10–15(–20) mm; pappi 9–15(–20) mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Disturbed sites
Elevation: 10–200 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., Europe.

Discussion

Scorzonera hispanica sometimes is used culinarily.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
John L. Strother +
Authority
Linnaeus +
Common name
Black or Spanish salsify +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Europe. +
Elevation
10–200 m +
Habitat
Disturbed sites +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Marjorie C. Leggitt +
Introduced
true +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
Publication title
Sp. Pl. +
Publication year
1753 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V19-20-21/V19 455.xml +
Special status
Introduced +
Synonyms
Undefined tribe Lactuceae +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Scorzonera hispanica +
Taxon parent
Scorzonera +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 19 +