Asteraceae |
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Helichrysum GAERTNER |
H. arenarium (L.) Moench, Meth. 575 (1794). Syn: Gnaphalium arenarium L., Sp. PL 854 (1753). Plant grey-adpressed-tomentose, eglandular. Flowering stems 9-46 cm, arising from short stout branched caudices. Sterile shoots with prominently swollen leaf-bases. Basal leaves often crowded, linear-oblanceolate to spathulate, 7-60x1∙5-8 mm; cauline ones narrowing to linear above; sometimes with crisply undulate margin. Capitula numerous, subglobose. Phyllaries ± flat or cucullate, yellow (rarely straw-coloured) or apricot. All flowers hermaphrodite. Fl. 5-8. Dry calcareous or sandy soils; steppe, banks, 250-3200 m. 1. Phyllaries cucullate, apricot, yellow or straw-coloured subsp. rubicundum 1. Phyllaries flat, yellow 2. Leaves undulate; basal leaves 7-20 x 1∙5-4 mm subsp. erzincanicum 2. Leaves not undulate; basal leaves 10-50 x2-8 mm subsp. aucheri subsp. aucheri (Boiss.) Davis & Kupicha in Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 33:239 (1974). Syn: H. aucheri Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(11):28 (1849). Figure 5, p. 87. Map 11, p. 91. Syntypes: in Persia, Aucher 4789 (P!); [Turkey] Cappadocia ad Euphratem, Aucher 3115 p.p. (iso. K! G!); Mesopotamia, Kotschy 355 (iso. P! K! W! G!). Two sheets of Aucher 3115 (P!) belong to subsp. erzincanicum Davis & Kupicha. Mainly Inner and adjacent N. Anatolia. A3 Ankara: N.W. of Beypazari. S. of Karaköy, Kiihne 607! A4 Çankiri: Çakmaklı De. nr Çankiri, c. 800 m, Bornm. 1929:14259! A5 Sinop: nr Kargi, 250 m, Tobey 2808! Kastamonu: nr Sapaca, Sint. 1892:4387! B4 Ankara: d. Şerefli koçhisar, nr Tuz G., 930 m, Hub.-Mor. 15994! Konya: Konya to Aksaray, 16 km from Sultanhani, 1000 m, D. 35894! B5 Kayseri: Bakir Da. above Kisge, 1400 m, D, 19293! Nevşehir: Göreme, 1200 m, Sorger 69-63-6! Kırşehir: Mucur, D. 21822! B9 Bitlis: nr Adilcevaz, Birand & Karamanoğlu 393! C5 Konya: Bulgar Da. nr Ereğli, Birand & M.Zohary 2713! C6 Maraş: nr Maraş, 610 m, 12 vii 1865, Hausskn.! Endemic? Ir.-Tur. element. Subsp. aucheri is characterized by the presence of densely lanate, spathulate basal leaves. The following specimens appear to be somewhat intermediate between subspp. rubicundum and aucheri. They have oblanceolate-spathulate leaves and sometimes apricot capitula like members of subsp. rubicundum, but usually non-undulate leaves and flat phyllaries as in subsp. aucheri. The letters after each citation are used, as in subsp. rubicundum, to indicate leaf-waviness and colour of capitula: A6 Sivas: 17 km W. of Suşehri, 780 m, M.Zohary 971124 (ab)! A8 Erzurum: 26 km from Tortum to Oltu, 2200 m, D. 47546 (Ab)! B6 Sivas: Kayseri to Sivas G., c. 1280 m, Birand & Karamanoğlu 93 (ab)! B8 Erzurum: c. 14 km from Erzurum to Pasinler, 2000 m, D'. 47447 (ab)! B9 Erzurum: Horasan to Karaur-gan, 1850 m, D. 30744 (aBb)! |