Scorzonera humilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Scorzonerinae
Genus: Scorzonera
Species:

Name

Scorzonera humilis L., Sp. Pl.: 790 (1753).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Scorzonera clusii Asso, Syn. Stirp. Aragon.: 108 (1779).
  - Scorzonera hispanica var. clusii (Asso) Pau, Brotéria, Sér. Bot. 21: 49 (1924).
- Scorzonera nervosa Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 81 (1779).
- Scorzonera lanata Schrank, Baier. Fl. 2: 306 (1789).
- Scorzonera bohemica F.W.Schmidt, Neue Abh. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 1: 55 (1791).
- Scorzonera plantaginifolia Schleich., Cat. Pl. Helv., ed. 3: 27 (1815).
- Scorzonera alpina Pollini, Viagg. Lago di Garda: 100 (1816).
- Scorzonera lanuginosa Baumg., Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 3: 9 (1817).
- Scorzonera humilis var. angustifolia Hoffmanns. & Link, Fl. Portug. 2: 124 (1824).
- Scorzonera humilis var. ramosa Hoffmanns. & Link, Fl. Portug. 2: 124 (1824).
- Scorzonera macrorrhiza Schleich. ex Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 5: 22 (1829).
  - Scorzonera humilis var. macrorrhiza (Schleich. ex Gaudin) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 10: 15 (1908).
- Scorzonera plantaginea Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 5: 20 (1829).
  - Scorzonera humilis var. plantaginea (Gaudin) Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 862 (1866).
- Podospermum scorzoneroides Turcz. ex DC., Prodr. 7: 120 (1838), nom. inval.
- Scorzonera tenuifolia Schrad. ex DC., Prodr. 7: 120 (1838).
  - Scorzonera candollei subsp. tenuifolia (Schrad. ex DC.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 464 (1879).
  - Scorzonera humilis subsp. tenuifolia (Schrad. ex DC.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 421 (1882).
- Scorzonera glastifolia Hegetschw., Fl. Schweiz: 157 (1839), nom. illeg.
- Scorzonera candollei Vis., Fl. Dalmat. 2: 106 (1847).
- Scorzonera humilis var. angustifolia Lange, Haandb. Danske Fl.: 461 (1851), nom. illeg.
- Scorzonera humilis var. latifolia Lange, Haandb. Danske Fl.: 461 (1851).
- Scorzonera acuminata Boiss. & Balansa in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 6: 119 (1859).
- Scorzonera inaequiscapa Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 762 (1875).
  - Pseudopodospermum inaequiscapum (Boiss.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian, PhytoKeys 137: 69 (2020).
- Scorzonera humilis subf. nana J.Erikson, Bot. Not. 1901: 202 (1901).
- Hieracium scorzoneroides E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 14: 92 (1906).
- Scorzonera ahmet-duranii Makbul & Coșkunç., Nordic J. Bot. 30: 6 (2012).
- Scorzonera aksekiensis A.Duran & M.Öztürk, Nordic J. Bot. 31: 705 (2013).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Italy, Romania, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Türkiye.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 790. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Scorzonera humilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Haziran 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Scorzonera humilis. Published online. Accessed: 22 Haziran 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Scorzonera humilis. Accessed: Haziran 22 2025.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Niedrige Schwarzwurzel
eesti: Madal mustjuur
suomi: Sikojuuri, harjusikojuuri
Nederlands: Kleine schorseneer