Scorzonera | |
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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. |
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Scorzonera is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
Species of the genus are found in Europe, Asia,[3] and Africa.[4] Its center of diversity is in the Mediterranean.[5]
Scorzonera is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the nutmeg, a species of moth.[citation needed]