Scorzonera gageoides (Gintzburger et al., 2003)
| Scorzonera gageoides (Gintzburger et al., 2003) |
Scorzonera gageoides Boiss.
Local name
- Russian: Козелец гэджеевидный - kozelec gèdžeevidnyj
- Uzbek: Bir savatchali skorzonera
- Turkmen: El’myk
Description and morphology: Perennial ephemeroid plant (height 20–30 cm). Thick, tuberculiform root. Stem: few, erect, sometimes ascending, dry old stems remaining. Leaves: large, pinnately divided, lanceolate or ovate, woolly pubescent with entire margins: lower – (15–20 cm long). Flowers: bisexual; actinomorphic, yellow, in axillary or terminal small capitules (2–5 on stems), assembled in raceme-like inflorescence, 5 stamens, filaments free.
Reproduction: Sexual. Typical entomophilous plant. Flowering and fruit maturation: May–June. Fruit: achene, cylindrical, smoothly or woolly pubescent (9–10 mm long).
Pastoral importance: Well grazed by all livestock during early stages of growth.
Habitat: Common on steppe, dry foothills and rocky slopes.
Distribution: Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan and western China.