Fabaceae

Onobrychis cornuta

Onobrychis ADANS. Onobrychis cornuta (L.) DESV. Ömür: Çok yıllık Yapı: çalı Hayat formu: İlk çiçeklenme zamanı: 5 Son çiçeklenme zamanı: 7 Habitat: kayalık yamaçlar ve çağıllık Minimum yükseklik: 1200 Maksimum yükseklik: 3100 Endemik: - Element: İran-Turan Türkiye dağılımı: Anadolu (B. uç ve KD. uç Anadolu hariç) Genel dağılımı: Kafkasya, B. Suriye, İran, Afganistan, Türkistan Bulunduğu kareler:A4 A5 A7 A9 B2 B3 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6

O. cornuta (L.) Desv., J. Bot. Appl. 3:81 (1814). Syn: Hedysarum cornutum L., Sp. P1. ed. 2:1060 (1763). Ic: Grossh. Fl. Kavk. 5: t. 42 f. 1 (1952). Figure 15, p. 585.   Intricately branched shrub forming spiny cushions or tufts up to 60 cm diam. and up to 50 cm high. Leaves with 2-5 pairs of linear or linear-lanceolate leaflets, with a sericeous or spreading-pilose indumentum on both surfaces; stipules adnate, scarious. Peduncles shorter than or subequalling leaves. Inflorescence 2-5-flowered. Calyx 4.5-6 mm including 2-2.5 mm subequal teeth. Corolla reddish purple, lavender, white or pink; standard cuneate or ± clawed, 12-15(-17) mm; wings 10-14 mm; keel 12-16 mm. Ovary glabrous or pilose. Fruit 9-13 mm long, glabrous or hirtulous, semi-orbicular, compressed, crested. Fl. 5-7. Rocky slopes and screes, 1200-3100 m.   Described from the Orient, D. Gerard (Hb. Linn. 921/71, photo!).   Widespread except in extreme W. & N.E. Anatolia. A4 Kastamonu: Ilgaz Da., 2100 m, Markgraf 10600! A5 Çorum: summit of Alagöz Da., N of Çorum, 1500 m, Coode & Jones 1932! A7 Gümüşane: Eliasdagh, Sint. 1894:6034! A9 Kars: Killik Da., W of Akçay-Cumaçay road, 2400 m, Watson et al. 3436! B2 Kütahya: Murat Da., above Banaz, 2000 m, Coode & Jones 2492! B3 Antalya: Çalbali Da., 2100 m, D. 15304! B5 Kayseri: Bakir Da., nr. Akoluk yayla above Kisge, 2000 m, D. 19517! B6 ıMaraş: d. Göksun, Binboğa Da., above Yalak, 2500 m, D. 20150! B7 Erzincan: Kara Da., nr. Erzincan. Balls 271! B8 Erzurum: 20 km from Hinis to Pasinler, 1900 m, D. 46348! B9 Bitlis: Pelli Da., above Pelli, D. 22478! B10 Van: 6 km from Özalp to Saray, 2250 m, D. 44385! C2 Antalya: Susuz Da.. W of Elmali, 2000 m, Sorger 63-35-42. C3 Isparta: d. Sütçüler, Dedegöl Da., 2500 m. D. 16040! C4 Içel: Mut to Karaman 43, km N of Mut, 1600 m, Sorger 66-34-18. C5 Niğde: Ala Da., 2060 m, Parry 44! C6 Maraş: Ahir Da., Balls 927!   Caucasia, W. Syria. Iran, Afghanistan, Turkestan. Ir.-Tur. element. A distinct species easily recognised by its spiny shrubby habit, but varying considerably inthe shape and size of the leaflets, density of indumentum and corolla size. Širjaev (op. cit. p. 25-26, 1925) recognised several forms. Sect. Lophobrychis Hand.-Mazz. Annuals; wings as long as calyx; ovary l-2(-3)- ovulate.