Gelasia tomentosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Scorzonerinae
Genus: Gelasia
Species: Gelasia tomentosa

Name

Gelasia tomentosa (L.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian, PhytoKeys 137: 58 (2020).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Scorzonera tomentosa L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1112 (1763).
• Homotypic
  • Guneria tomentosa (L.) Yild., Ot Sist. Bot. Derg. 28: 130 (2021).
• Heterotypic
  • Scorzonera graminea Krock., Fl. Siles. 2(2): 263 (1790).
  • Scorzonera ancyritana DC., Prodr. 7: 124 (1838).
  • Scorzonera sintenisii Freyn, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 42: 267 (1892).
  • Scorzonera woronowii Krasch., Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 1: 178 (1933).
  • Scorzonera pseudotomentosa Lipsch., Fragm. Monogr. Gen. Scorzon.: 150 (1935), nom. provis.

Homonyms

• Scorzonera tomentosa Pall. = Pseudopodospermum molle
• Scorzonera tomentosa Siev. ex Ledeb. = Pseudopodospermum hispanicum subsp. asphodeloides (Wallr.) Arcang.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Zaika, M.A., Kilian, N., Jones, K., Krinitsina, A.A., Nilova, M.V., Speranskaya, A.S. & Sukhorukov, A.P. 2020. Scorzonera sensu lato (Asteraceae, Cichorieae) – taxonomic reassessment in the light of new molecular phylogenetic and carpological analyses. PhytoKeys 137: 1–85. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.137.46544 Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus II: 1112. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gelasia tomentosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Gelasia tomentosa. Published online. Accessed: 29 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Gelasia tomentosa. Accessed: 29 Oct 2025.Reference page. 
• Kilian N., Hand R. & Raab-Straube E.v. (general editors) 2021. Gelasia tomentosa. Cichorieae Systematics Portal. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 11. Reference page.