| Asteraceae |
|---|
|
 Cirsium macrobotrys (C. KOCH) BOISS |
 BOISS_jpg.jpg)
Cirsium MILLER |
| C. macrobotrys (C.Koch) Boiss., Fl. Or. 3:532 (1875). Syn: Epitrachys macrobotrys C.Koch in Linnaea 24:399 (1851). Map 43, p. 389. Biennial, 30-200(-300) cm. Stem unbranched, unwinged, arachnoid. Median cauline leaves semi-amplexicaul, oblong, pinnatisect, lateral lobes bifid, 3-8-paired, triangular to narrowly triangular, lateral and terminal lobes with weak to moderately stout 3-14 mm apical spine; spinose-strigose above with setae 0.2-2.5 mm, otherwise glabrous; arachnoid below. Uppermost leaves 6-10, longer or shorter than involucre. Involucres erect, subsessile, spicate, (3-)5-12 at stem apex, subglobose-ovoid or angulate-ovoid to broadly obovoid, 20-35 mm. Phyllaries glabrous below, arachnoid at apices, c. 8-10-seriate; outer longer than or equal in length to median; median c. 13-19 mm incl. weak reflexed, recurved or ± erect c. 1-2 x 0.1 mm apical spine. Corollas ochroleucous (A8 & A9), whitish-pink (C9) or purplish-pink (B7 & B8), 23-28 mm. Achenes c. 5.5 mm. Pappus 22-24 mm. Fl. 7-9. In cultivated fields (lucerne), pastures, waste land, 1067-3200 m. Type: [Turkey B8 Erzurum] im armenischen Hochlande, in den Gauen 'Gokssu und Chynys', C.Koch (B). E. Anatolia, except Mesopotamia. A8 Erzurum: Erzurum to Bayburt, 1750 m, Buttler 15924! Gümüşane: Bayburt, 1067 m, Balls 2035! A9 Kars: Yağmurlu Da., 2250 m, D. 32610! Erzurum: Oltu, Abussar Da., Koenig. B7 Erzincan: Sipikör, Sint. 1890:3293! B8 Erzurum: Palandöken Da., 2000-2150 m, D. 47412! Bingöl: 85 km W.S.W. Erzurum towards Tercan, Rech. 15134! Muş: 24 km E. of Muş, D. 24779! B9 Van: Çuk, 1900 m, Nábělek s.n. C9 Hakkari: Kara Da., 3200 m, D. 24452! C10 Hakkari: Mons Harefta, Gulamerik (Hakkari), 2000 m, Nábělek 3542. Soviet Azerbaijan, Caucasus, N. Iran (Talysh). Distinguished from C. lappa-ceum by its biennial habit and large sessile involucres with long outer phyllaries. |