Scorzonera cana (C.A.Mey.) Griseb. Tekesakalı (in Turkish)

Scorzonera cana (C.A.Mey.) Griseb. - Tekesakalı (in Turkish)

Scientific Description:

Subscapigerous to caulescent, glabrous to pubescent perennial, 5−60 cm, rootstock cylindrical, crowned by leaf remains. Basal leaves entire to pinnatipartite, 3−20 cm; segments linear to linear-lanceolate, pubescent or ± floccose to ± glabrous. Capitula 1−7 per stem, 13−30 mm long. Outer phyllaries 3−6 mm, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate; inner 8−20 mm, lanceolate. Flowers yellow, at least 1.5 × as long as inner phyllaries. Achenes 7−10 × c. 1.5 mm, cylindrical, prominently ridged, glabrous; pappus hairs white, plumose below, barbellate above.

var. jacquiniana (W.Koch) D.F.Chamb.

Stems (13−)20−55 cm from uppermost fork to ground level.

Flowering time: May−August.

Habitat: Meadows, field edges, 950−2400 m.

Reference:
Chamberlain DF (1975). Scorzonera cana (C.A.Mey.) Griseb., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 5: 635−636.

Public Description:

Scorzonera cana var. jacquiniana, commonly known as “tekesakalı” in Turkish, is native to Türkiye, Europe, West Syria, Iraq, Caucasia and Iran. It is a perennial plant with yellow flowers, and grows up to 60 cm in length. It blooms between May and August and is found in meadows and field edges. Black salsify (Scorzonera L. species) is one of the most distinctly-flavored root vegetable. Many species are edible and delicious. The roots also contain high amounts of high quality latex that can be used in rubber making. Tekesakalı is mainly used against inflammation and to relieve pain in Turkish traditional medicine.

References:

Anonymous 1 (2017). http://vanherbaryum.yyu.edu.tr/flora/azortandir/scorzoneracaja/index.htm, Accessed date: 13.11.2017.

Anonymous 2 (2017). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22285519, Accessed date: 13.11.2017.

Makbul S (2012). Scorzonera L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 195– 199.