Scorzonera cana (C. A. Mey.) Griseb.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inCompositae, Plant families

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Scorzonera// Species: Scorzonera cana (C. A. Mey.) Griseb.

Determined according to the botanical key provided provided by Chater in Tutin et al., (1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe to Southwest Siberia and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Bushlands, woods, clearings and edges of oak forests.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Scorzonera cana – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – capitulum. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – capitulum – florets. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – capitulum – florets. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – capitulum – florets. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – capitulum – florets. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – underside of florets. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – spent capitulum with developing achenes. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – developing achenes. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – stems and upper cauline leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – basal leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – basal leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – spent capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – basal leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – basal leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo Memorial park, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – capitulum. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – involucre of capitulum and outer side of florets. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – stem with capitula and cauline leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – cauline leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – lower part of plant with basal leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – involucre with developing achenes. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scorzonera cana – habit. Scale in mm/ cm. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 22.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Pseudopodospermum molle (M.Bieb.) Kuth. Lipsch. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:243102-1 [Accessed 23.04.2023].

Scorzonera (incl. Gelasia Cass., Podospermum DC.). Chater, A.O. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 317 – 322.

Last update: 16.02.2025.