Asteraceae
Scorzonera

Scorzonera schweinfurthii Boiss.

First published in Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 320 (1888)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Iraq and Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • Boiss., Fl. Orient. Suppl.: 320 (1888)
  • Dinsmore in Post, Fl. Syria, Palest. & Sinai ed. 2, 2: 131 (1933)
  • Feinbrun-Dothan, Fl. Palaest. 3: 425 (1978)
  • Taifour & El-Oqlah, Pl. Jordan Ann. Checkl.: 47 (2017).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 11, 1986 Rawi, A. [15636] Iraq K000797174 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edmonds, C.D. [3791] Iraq K002055271 No
Omar, S.A. [34226] Iraq K002055243 No
Eig, A.; Zohary, M.; [S. Des] [[17]] Iraq K002055255 No
Chakravarty; Rawi; Alizzi; Khatib [31497] Iraq K002055249 No
Muschler, R. [[762]] Egypt K002055192 No
Simpson, N.D. [2599] Egypt K002055236 No
Rawi [31314] Iraq K002055270 No
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [3312] Syria K002055190 No
s.coll. [41733] Iraq K002055244 No
Rewi [31109] Iraq K002055261 No
Chakravarty; Rawi [30959] Iraq K002055274 No
Simpson, N.D. [2692] Egypt K002055238 No
Collenette, I.S. [6973] Saudi Arabia K002055233 No
Rawi, A. [20996] Iraq K002055250 No
Collenette, I.S. [452] Saudi Arabia K002055234 No
Rawi [31147] Iraq K002055265 No
[C H] Davis [9540] Jordan K002055232 No
s.coll. [41744] Iraq K002055247 No
Rawi, A.; Nuri [27168] Iraq K002055251 No
Hassan, L.M. [2495] Egypt K002055239 No
Chakravarty; Rawi; Khateib; Alizzi [31428] Iraq K002055267 No
Eig, A.; Zohary, M.; [S. Des] [[19]] Iraq K002055254 No
Rawi [31150] Iraq K002055266 No
Rawi [31116] Iraq K002055269 No
Rawi, A.; Nuri [27147] Iraq K002055252 No
s.coll. [41750] Iraq K002055256 No
Davis, P.H. [5575] Syria K002055188 No
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K002055193 No
[Agren]; [Hadoi]; [Haris] [W 2174] Iraq K002055258 No
Rawi, A. [14602] Iraq K002055259 No
Almokhter, J. [33337] Iraq K002055245 No
Rawi, A. [21192] Iraq K002055241 No
Rawi; Khatib [32237] Iraq K002055240 No
Rawi, A. [14650] Iraq K002055263 No
Schweinfurth K000251757 Unknown Type Material Yes
Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K. [46580] Iraq K002055242 No
Hamad, K. [50434] Iraq K002055253 No
Collenette, I.S. [6526] Saudi Arabia K002055235 No
Rawi, A. [21264] Iraq K002055246 No
Rawi, A.; Hamada [33542] Iraq K002055260 No
s.coll. [129] Egypt K002055189 No
Rawi, A.; Nuri [27042] Iraq K002055264 No
Davis, H.C. [86[?]5] Jordan K002055231 No
Rawi [31218] Iraq K002055262 No
Simpson, N.D. [2608] Egypt K002055237 No
Rawi, A. [21213] Iraq K002055272 No
Rawi, A. [14678] Iraq K002055248 No
Rawi [31194] Iraq K002055257 No
Rawi, A.; Hamada [33502] Iraq K002055268 No
Chakravarty; Rawi; Alizzi; Khatib [31500 A] Iraq K002055273 No
Shabetai, J.R. [s.n.] Egypt K002055191 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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