H. imberbe Sibth. & Sm., Prodr. Fl. Graec, 1: 107 (1806). Syn: H. grandi-florum Benth., Cat. Pyr., 91 (1826). Iα: Atchley, Wild Flowers of Attica, t. 3, c. (1938).
   Differs from H. procumbens in its rigid, ascending to erect stems, leaves with narrower, ± linear segments, petals orange-yellow, the outer two with the lateral lobes about the same size as the median lobe, and fruits usually borne on thickened peduncles. Fl. 3-6. Disturbed or cultivated ground, s.1.-1800 in.
  Type: In insula Cypro, 1787, Sibthorp.
  Widespread. A1(E) Tekirdağ: Edirne to Istanbul, 50 m, Dudley, D. 34512! A1(A) Çanakkale: Renkoi (Erenköy), Sint. 1883: 241! A2 Bilecik: Bilecik, 300-400 m, Bornm. 13705. A3 Bolu: 25 km W of Beypazarı, 500 m, Kühne 356! A5 Amasya: Amasya, 400-600 m, Bornm. 154! A6 Tokat: Tokat, 600-700 m, Bornm. 3230! Bl Izmir: Izmir, Heldr.! B2 Balıkesir: Bigadiç, 150 m, D. 25141! B3 Konya: Akşehir, 1000 m, Bornm. 4039! B4 Konya: Cihanbeyli, D. 18608! B6 Sivas: Şarkişla, 1300 m, Stainton 8464! B7 Elaziğ: Ergani Maden, Romieux. C2 Aydin: Sultanhissar, 30 m, D. 25600! C3 Antalya: Korkuteli,-1100 m, Teng-wall 468! C4 Konya: Küçük Köy, 980 m, Helbaek 2369! C5 Niğde: Hasan Da., above Taşpinar, 1600 m, D. 18928! C6 Gaziantep: Gaziantep to Maraş, 1300 m, Balls 734a! C8 Diyarbakir: Diyarbakir, Holmes! Is.: Khios, Platt 115A!
  W. Europe, Mediterranean area, Syrian Desert, Soviet Armenia.