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Scorzonera humilis L.

Viper's grass

source: Roel Hoekstra, CGN 2014
source: Roel Hoekstra, CGN 2014

Nomenclature

GrinTax Scorzonera humilis L.
The Plant list Scorzonera humilis L.
English name Viper's grass



Crop relationship
Black salsify same genus



FLORON data (2024)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 strongly decreasing (50-75%)
Presence very rare
Status Red List: endangered
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2024
© NDFF, 2024

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: most recent observation year >= 2000
  • blue: most recent observation year < 2000
  • yellow circle: not wild.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl
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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe E-, S- and Central-Europe
Asia Caucasus
Africa -
North-America -
South-America -
Australia -
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, March 2017. doi:10.15468/dl.9kh6cu
Distribution data GBIF, March 2017. doi:10.15468/dl.9kh6cu

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information

  • The Netherlands: Verspreidingsatlas.nl (FLORON), Soortenbank.nl (Naturalis Biodiversity Center), NL Soortenregister (Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
  • Belgium: waarnemingen.be, wilde-planten.nl (native and naturalized plant species in The Nederlands and Belgium; K.M. Dijkstra)
  • Germany: FloraWeb.de (Wildpflanzen und Vegetation Deutschlands; Bundesamt für Naturschutz)
  • UK: Ecological Flora of the British Isles (Univ. of York)
  • France: Tela-Botanica.org (La botanique francophone)
  • Spain: Anthos.es (in tab 'Searches' select button 'Search including synonyms'. Then select the taxon to be mapped.)
  • Italy: Flora Italiana
  • EOL.org (Encyclopedia of Life)