FNA: Scorzonera laciniata

	Scorzonera laciniata
	cutleaf vipergrass, false salsify
Habit	Annuals, biennials, or perennials (monocarpic).
Leaf	blades 70–200 × (5–)20–40 mm, margins of basal usually pinnately lobed, lobes ± linear.
Involucres	7–20 × 6–12+ mm.
Phyllaries	deltate to lanceolate, ± arachnose.
Cypselae	8–17 mm (± stipitate); pappi 8–17 mm.
2n	= 14.

	Scorzonera laciniata
Phenology	Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat	Disturbed sites
Elevation	1000–1800 m (3300–5900 ft)
Distribution	CO; KS; MT; NE; NM; TX; WY; Europe [Introduced in North America] [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Source	FNA vol. 19, p. 307.
Parent taxa	Asteraceae > tribe Cichorieae > Scorzonera
Sibling taxa	S. hispanica
Name authority	Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 791. (1753)
Web links	Local Web sites: KS Wildflowers, PNW Herbaria, SW CO Wildflowers WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

cutleaf vipergrass, false salsify

Habit

Annuals, biennials, or perennials (monocarpic).

Leaf

blades 70–200 × (5–)20–40 mm, margins of basal usually pinnately lobed, lobes ± linear.

Involucres

7–20 × 6–12+ mm.

Phyllaries

deltate to lanceolate, ± arachnose.

Cypselae

8–17 mm (± stipitate);

pappi 8–17 mm.

= 14.

Phenology

Flowering May–Jul.

Habitat

Disturbed sites

Elevation

1000–1800 m (3300–5900 ft)

Distribution

CO; KS; MT; NE; NM; TX; WY; Europe [Introduced in North America]

Source

Parent taxa

Sibling taxa

Name authority

Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 791. (1753)

Web links

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