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Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scorzonera is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
| Scorzonera | |
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| Scorzonera purpurea | |
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| 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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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]
The following species are recognised in the genus Scorzonera:[1]
One possible origin of the genus name is the French scorzonère ("viper's grass").[3]
Some Scorzonera species contain lactones, including members of the guaianolide class of sesquiterpene lactones.[6] Flavonoids found in Scorzonera include apigenin, kaempferol, luteolin, and quercetin.[7] Other secondary metabolites reported from the genus include caffeoylquinic acids, coumarins, lignans, stilbenoids, and triterpenoids.[8] One unique class of stilbenoid derivative was first isolated from Scorzonera humilis. They were named the tyrolobibenzyls after Tyrol in the eastern Alps, where the plant was collected.[9]
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