Boraginaceae

Myosotis sicula

Myosotis L. Myosotis sicula GUSS. Ömür: Tek veya İki yıllık Yapı: ot Hayat formu: İlk çiçeklenme zamanı: 5 Son çiçeklenme zamanı: 8 Habitat: ıslak yerler Minimum yükseklik: 0 Maksimum yükseklik: 2350 Endemik: - Element: ? Türkiye dağılımı: K. Türkiye, G. ve Karasal Anadolu Genel dağılımı: G. ve B. Avrupa Bulunduğu kareler:A1 A4 A5 A8 A9 B3 B6 B7 B8 C3 C5 C10

M. sicula Guss., Fl. Sic. Syn. 1:214 (1842). Syn: M. micrantha Guss., Fl. Sic. Prodr. 1:207 (1827) non Pallas ex Lehm. (1817); M. caespitosa C.F.Schultz subsp. multiflora (Merat) Rouy var. confusa Rouy, Fl. Fr. 10:322 (1900);M. sicula Guss. subsp. virgata (Beg.) R.Schuster in Feddes Rep. 74:88 (1967). Ic: Coste, Fl. Fr. 2: t. 1599 (1903); Bonnier, Fl. Fr. 8: t. 424 f. 1989b (1926). Figure 12, p. 267.   Annual or biennial to 15 cm, erect to ascending, hairs on whole plant antrorsely adpressed. Basal leaves to 3x0.5 cm, spathulate, ± withering at maturity, cauline smaller, ovate-oblong. Inflorescence with flowers ± in two distinct rows, lowermost pedicels longer, upper ones shorter than calyx. Fruiting calyx to 6 mm in fruit, tube more than 2 x as long as lobes. Limb of corolla to 3 mm diam., saucer-shaped, bright blue. Nutlets to 1.2 mm, ellipsoid to ovoid, brown, with spongy tissue at attachment scar. Fl. 5-8. Wet places, s.1.-2350 m.   Described from Sicily.   N. Turkey, S. & Inner Anatolia, Islands; scattered. A1(E) Kirklareli: Babaeski to Flavsa, A. Bay top (ISTE 24383). A2(E) Istanbul: Menekşe, .lkitelli, 24 v 1903, Azn. ! A4 Ankara: 26 km N. of Kizilcahamam, 1300 m, Sorger 70-5-2! A5 Çorum: 19 km from Alaca to Sungurlu, 1200 m, Coode & Jones 1660! A8 Rize: Djimil (Cimil), 2000 m, Bal. 1866:1512! A9 Kars: Akçay to Cumaçay, N. side of pass, 2350 m, D. 46767! B3 Eskişehir: Yarimca köyü, 1250 m, Battler 13344! B6 Sivas: 48 km E. of Kangal, S. of the road Baydigziyat T., 1500 m, Sorger 70-22-4! B7 Elazığ: nr Göldschik (Gölcük, nr Hazar G.), 1350 m, Hand.-Mazz. 2548! B8 Bingöl: 6 km N. of Sancak on road to Hasbağlar, 1770 m, Battler 15840! C3 Antalya: by river Catarrhaetes (Düden Çay), iii 1845, Heldr.! C5 Niğde: Dirmus-sen Da. nr Niğde, 1700 m, Siehe 1910:494! C10 Hakkari: 6 km from Yüksekova to Şemdinli, 1950 m, D. 45161! Is: Lesvos, Cand.   S. & W. Europe; local. The eastern populations in Turkey differ a little from the western ones. Sometimes in the same population, there are besides typical nutlets some larger ones. Further investigation is needed.