Scorzonera
| Scorzonera | |
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| Scorzonera purpurea | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Scorzonerinae |
| Genus: | Scorzonera L. |
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Scorzonera is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Species of the genus are found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its center of diversity is in the Mediterranean.
Scorzonera is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the nutmeg, a species of moth.