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Asteraceae

Cutleaf vipergrass

Scorzonera laciniata Jacq.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Scorzonera

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Cutleaf vipergrass (Scorzonera laciniata)
FlowerPhoto: Brenda Black, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)
Arabic
سلسفي مفتوق الأوراق
arz
سلسفى مفتوق الاوراق
Catalan
Cuixabarba
Czech
Hadí mord dřípený
Dutch
Steelzaad
English
Cutleaf vipergrass
German
Schlitzblättrige Schwarzwurzel, Schlitzblatt-Schwarzwurzel
Persian
شنگ اسبی مدیترانهای

Synonyms

  • Scorzonera laciniata f. laciniata

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.