genus Scorzonera


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Noun1.genus Scorzonera - genus of narrow-leaved European herbs
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
black salsify, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica, viper's grass - perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots
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To the best of our knowledge, [alpha]-amyrinone, [beta]-amyrin, [beta]-amyrinone, [PHI] - taraxasterol and [PHI] - taraxasterol acetate are new for the genus Scorzonera. Other triterpenoids were found in several Scorzonera species (Table 3).
However, such studies on the genus Scorzonera are scarce.
Triterpenoids from Scorzonera veratrifolia Fenzl

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