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Mediterranean Serpent-root

Scorzonera laciniata

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 20, February 16, March 22, April 50, May 112, June 51, July 37, August 31, September 29, October 21, November 18, December 17.
United States1,264
Colorado492
New Mexico473
Alaska269
Texas203
France121
Spain71
Ukraine71
Occitanie65
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur53

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusViper's-grasses · Scorzonera

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Mediterranean Serpent-root with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.