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Scorzonera hispanica L.  
Family: Asteraceae
Black-Salsify
[Scorzonera hispanicus L.]
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John L. Strother in Flora of North America (vol. 19, 20 and 21)
Perennials. Leaf blades 120-400 × (1-)3-6 mm, margins entire (flat or undulate). Involucres 20-30 × 8-12+ mm. Phyllaries ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, glabrous. Cypselae 10-15(-20) mm; pappi 9-15(-20) mm. 2n = 14.

Flowering Jun-Jul. Disturbed sites; 10-200 m; introduced; Calif.; Europe.

Scorzonera hispanica sometimes is used culinarily.
Scorzonera hispanica
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