Scorzonera hispanica

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 791. 1753.

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 ovatelanceolate 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.

"fine" is not a number.

... more about "Scorzonera hispanica"
obtuse;acute +
scarious +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +
Linnaeus +
petiolate +  and sessile +
decurrent +
compound +  and simple +
ovatelanceolate;lanceolate or linear +
tuberculate +, rugose +, muricate +  and smooth +
filiform +
Black or Spanish salsify +
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
whitish +  and yellow or purplish +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
whitish +  and brownish +
narrowly columnar +  and obclavate or fusiform +
Calif. +  and Europe +
10–200 m +
villosulous +  and glabrous +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Disturbed sites +
in loose , corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
ovoid;cylindric +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
cauline +  and basal +
pinnately lobed +  and pinnatisect +
2-carpellate +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
persistent +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
not inflated +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
connate +  and distinct +
18 +  and 30 +
flat;convex +
28 +  and 50 +
subulate +  and setiform +
subequal +
exalbuminous +
Introduced +
hairy +  and glabrous +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +
Undefined tribe Lactuceae +
Scorzonera hispanica +
Scorzonera +
species +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
shrub +  and subshrub +