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Scorzonera is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=fna>Scorzonera. Flora of North America.</ref>

Species of the genus are found in Europe, Asia,<ref name=fna/> and Africa.<ref name=duran>Duran, A. and E. Hamzaoglu. (2004). A new species of Scorzonera (Asteraceae) from South Anatolia, Turkey. Biologia-Bratislava 59(1), 47-50.</ref> Its center of diversity is in the Mediterranean.<ref>Karaer, F. and F. Celep. (2007). Rediscovery of Scorzonera amasiana Hausskn. and Bornm. – A threatened endemic species in Turkey. Bangladesh Journal of Botany 36(2), 139-44.</ref>

Scorzonera is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the nutmeg, a species of moth.Template:Citation needed

SpeciesEdit

The following species are recognised in the genus Scorzonera:<ref name="powo.science.kew.org">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Div col

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EtymologyEdit

One possible origin of the genus name is the French scorzonère ("viper's grass").<ref name=fna/>

Secondary metabolitesEdit

Some Scorzonera species contain lactones, including members of the guaianolide class of sesquiterpene lactones.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Flavonoids found in Scorzonera include apigenin, kaempferol, luteolin, and quercetin.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Other secondary metabolites reported from the genus include caffeoylquinic acids, coumarins, lignans, stilbenoids, and triterpenoids.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

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