Scorzoneroides autumnalis (L.) Moench (syn. Leontodon autumnalis L.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Scorzoneroides// Species: Scorzoneroides autumnalis (L.) Moench.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976) as Leontodon autumnalis L., Sp. Pl. 798 (1753). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Scorzoneroides autumnalis (L.) Moench, Methodus: 549. 1794.

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Iceland; Europe to Siberia and Caucasus; Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Grasslands/ pastures, clearing and edges of forests.

Flowering period: Summer to early fall: JUL, AUG, SEP.

References:

Scorzoneroides autumnalis. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f90bc057-144b-4a30-a306-12b211edbb75 [Accessed 17.08.2022].

Scorzoneroides autumnalis (L.) Moench. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:243480-1 [Accessed 17.08.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.