Scorzonera

Scorzonera
Scorzonera purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Scorzonerinae
Genus: Scorzonera
L.
Synonyms
List
  • Achyroseris Sch.Bip.
  • Arachnospermum F.W.Schmidt
  • Avellara Blanca & C.Díaz
  • Fleischeria Hochst. & Steud. ex Boiss.
  • Podospermum DC.
  • Yildirimlia Kılıç

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.