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Grey Salsify

Scorzonera cana

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Austria.January 1, February 0, March 0, April 86, May 136, June 41, July 14, August 14, September 17, October 22, November 1, December 2.
Austria334
Niederösterreich190
Wien81
Hungary71
Burgenland63
Czechia48
Jihomoravský kraj41
Greece32
Peloponisos-W. Greece & Ionian23
Pest16

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • 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

Sources

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