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Inula oculus-christi L. |
 Inula oculus-christi L |
Inula L. |
| I. oculus-christi L., Sp. PL 881 (1753); Hrouda in Preslia 46:172-185 (1974). Syn: I. montana Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Cauc. 2:317 (1808) non L. (1753); I. auriculata Boiss. & Bal. in Boiss., Diagn. ser. 2(3): 13 (1856)! I. oculus-christi L. var. lanigera Boiss., Fl. Or. 3:193 (1875). Ic: Hegi, 111. F1 Mittel-Eur. 6(1):484, f. 245 g-k (1917); Fl. Turkmenii 7, t. 10 f. 1 (1960). Figure 3, p. 11. Rhizomatous, ± erect, perennial herb. Stems 15-50 cm, branched only above, finely villous or lanate. Lower leaves oblanceolate, 7-15x1-3 cm, acute at apex, attenuate and sometimes petiolate (incl. petioles up to 7 cm) at base, margins entire or minutely denticulate, ± densely pubescent or subsericeous on both surfaces; upper leaves ovate, 3-10x 1-2 cm, sessile, semi-amplexicaul, cordate and auriculate at base, sometimes shortly decurrent. Capitula radiate, (l-)3-5(-12) in loose corymbs. Involucre 1∙5-2∙5 cm broad; phyllaries 4-5-seriate, ± erect or adpressed; outer elliptic or oblanceolate, 4-8 x 15-2 mm, lower part thickened, upper part herbaceous, sericeous; inner linear-lanceolate, 8-10x1 mm, stiffly membranous, ciliate. Ray flowers numerous, ligules 7-15 mm, usually sparsely villous at base. Disc flowers 5∙5-7∙5 mm. Achenes linear, 10-ribbed, 1∙5-2 mm, minutely pubescent. Pappus whitish, 6-7∙5 mm, hairs c. 20-25, scabrous, slightly connate at base. Fl. 6-8. Meadows, scree slopes and open forest clearings, 900-2300 m. Described from Europe (Hb. Cliff. 407/4! Hb. Linn. 999/8!). Throughout Anatolia. A3 Bolu: Ala Da. on Kartal Kaya Tepe, 1750 m, D. 37427! A4 Kastamonu: Kastamboli (Kastamonu), Sint. 1892:4961! A5 Amasya: Ak Da., 18 vii 1908, ManissA A6 Samsun: Ladik, Kara Da., 1100 m, Tobey 1129! A7 Gümüşane: Gümüşane, 1370 m, Balls 1712! A8 Erzurum: Erzurum to Ispir, 59 km N.W. of Erzurum, 1900 m, Hub.-Mor. 15765! A9 Kars: Yalnizçam Da. above Yalnizçam, 2100 m, D. 32484! B2 Izmir: Boz Da., Bal. 1854:247 (type of I. auriculata)! B3 Konya: Akşehir, 1400 m, Bornm. 1899:4628! B4 Ankara: Ankara, Bornm. 1892:3049! B5 Kayseri: Incesu to Develi, 3 km S. of incesu, 1050 m, Hub.-Mor. 11297! B6 Malatya: Doğanşehir, Eskiköy, Peşmen 2326! B7 Erzincan: Egin (Kemaliye), Sint. 1890:2781! B8 Erzurum: 8 km N. of Hinis, 1700 m, D. 46322! B9 Ağri: Suluçem, S. end of Balik G., 2300 m, D. 47277! C2 Antalya: Elmali, Keçova, Demirdöğen 2570! C3 Isparta: W. shore of Beyşehir G., 1200 m, Sorger 65-41-3! C4 Konya: Tourchalar (Turçalar), vii 1845, Heldr.! C5 Içel: Bolkar Da., 2100 m, 21 viii 1931, Eig & M.Zoharyl C6 Maraş: Ahir Da., 1830 m, Haradj. 1568! C10 Hakkari: Sat Da., nr Varegöz, 1750-1900 m, D. 45737! C. Europe & Balkans eastwards to Caucasia, N. Iraq & Iran. Euro-Sib, element ? I. oculus-christi generally has adpressed phyilaries but some specimens (from Bl Izmir (Boz Da.) and C2 Antalya (Elmali)) have spreading phyilaries and strongly auriculate leaf bases, and have been described as I. auriculata. The belief that they should be included in I. oculus-christi is strengthened by the presence of hairs on their ligules. It is interesting to note that recently collected specimens from Boz Da. also have spreading phyllaries but those from Elmali do not. For distinctions between this species and I. britannica, see comments under the latter. |