Perennials. Leaf blades 120-400 × (1-)3-6 mm, margins entire (flat or undulate). Involucres 20-30 × 8-12+ mm. Phyllaries ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, glabrous. Cypselae 10-15(-20) mm; pappi 9-15(-20) mm. 2n = 14.

Flowering Jun-Jul. Disturbed sites; 10-200 m; introduced; Calif.; Europe.

Scorzonera hispanica sometimes is used culinarily.