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Scorzonera
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OverviewAI-generated
Scorzonera is a genus of plants within the family Asteraceae, belonging to the order Asterales and class Magnoliopsida. The taxon is classified under the subfamily Cichorioideae and produces achenes as its fruit type. Common names for the genus include scorzonera, salsify, Schwarzwurzeln, Sikojuuret, and Gelteklė.
The genus is native to regions including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, and the Baltic States. It has been introduced to areas such as Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Texas, Victoria, and Wyoming. One species within the genus is known as purple salsify.
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Species
Gelteklė
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Scorzonera Le genre botanique Scorzonera (les scorsonères) regroupe diverses plantes herbacées de la famille des Asteraceae (ou Composées), l'espèce la plus connue étant Scorzonera hispanica, la scorsonère d'Espagne, ou salsifis noir. On dit aussi tout simplement la scorsonère. On en consomme les racines. La plupart des salsifis que l'on trouve dans le commerce sont en fait des scorsonères.
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 546
- With media
- 463
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- NY, RSA, MICH, GH, MEL, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United States, Morocco, Algeria, India, Iran, Albania, China, Georgie
Research
109 papers- Scorzonera undulata: Traditional Applications, Phytochemical Analysis, and Biological and Pharmacological Attributes.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- The genus Scorzonera L. (Asteraceae): A comprehensive review on traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, chemotaxonomy, and other applications.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2024
- Phytochemical Composition and Biological Activities of Scorzonera Species.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
- Scorzonera sensu lato (Asteraceae, Cichorieae) - taxonomic reassessment in the light of new molecular phylogenetic and carpological analyses.PhytoKeys · 2020
- Ethnopharmacological evaluation of some Scorzonera species: in vivo anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2012
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cichorioideae
- Image
- Scorzonera purpurea rosea0.jpg
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- genus
- taxon name
- Scorzonera
- Commons category
- Scorzonera
- topic's main category
- Category:Scorzonera
- taxon common name
- 鸦葱属
- has fruit type
- achene
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- Etymology
- Secondary metabolites
- References
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Scorzonera is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
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