Asteraceae

Echinops sphaerocephalus subsp. sphaerocephalus

Echinops L. Echinops sphaerocephalus L. subsp. sphaerocephalus L. Ömür: Çok yıllık Yapı: ot Hayat formu: İlk çiçeklenme zamanı: 8 Son çiçeklenme zamanı: 8 Habitat: orman, kayalık yamaç, yokenarı Minimum yükseklik: 0 Maksimum yükseklik: 1930 Endemik: - Element: Avrupa-Sibirya Türkiye dağılımı: K. Anadolu Genel dağılımı: G. ve O. Avrupa, Kırım, O. ve G. Rusya, Kafkasya, Transkafkasya Bulunduğu kareler:A2 A5 A7 A8 B4

E. sphaerocephalus L., Sp. Pl. 814(1753). Ic: Hegi, I11. Fl. Mittel-Eur. 6(2):807 808, 810, t. 269 (1928). Figure 23, p. 615.   Stems erect, simple or branched above, up to 100 cm, ridged, thinly arachnoid to lanate, usually with numerous often purplish capitate glandular hairs rarely absent. Leaves narrow-triangular to oblong-elliptic in outline, 1-2-pinnatifid or pinnatisect with 4-7 pairs of irregularly dentate triangular segments with generally short spines; greenish above with capitate glandular hairs, arachnoid to lanate below with glands on veins. Heads 3.5-6.5 cm diam., bluish to white. Capitulum c. 2 cm; brash fairly dense, c. 7 mm. Phyllaries 13-20, with capitate glandular hairs or glabrous, fimbriate; outer c. 8 mm; median c. 13 mm; innermost loosely connate up to c. 4 mm from base or ± free, c. 16 mm. Corolla pale blue to whitish; tube c. 5 mm; lobes c. 7 mm. Pappus bristles connate for c. 1/2 their length. Achenes c. 5 mm. Fl. 8. In woods, rocky slopes, roadsides, near s.l.-1930 m. 1. Stems eglandular; outer phyllaries glabrous subsp. albidus 1. Stems densely glandular; outer phyllaries with capitate glandular hairs subsp. sphaerocephalus subsp. sphaerocephalus.   Described from Italy (Hb. Linn. 628/1, photo!).   Mainly N. Anatolia. A2(A) Kirklareli: hills above Çilingoz, Hermann. A5 Kastamonu: Giaurdagh (Gavur Da.), Tosya, Sint. 1892:4871! A7/8 Gümüşane: Kovans to Bayburt, 1650 m, D. 31945! A8 Erzurum: 47 km from Erzurum to Tortum, 1930 m, D. 47505! B4 Ankara: Hacikadin valley nr Keçiören, D. 13184!   S. & C. Europe, Crimea, C. & S. Russia, Caucasia, Transcaspia. Euro-Sib. element. A specimen from C8 Mardin (Bakakri, Sint. 1888:1619!) may belong here but the leaf segments are much broader than is usual in E. sphaerocephalus and the brush is longer. It might represent a separate taxon but further material is needed.