| Boraginaceae |
|---|
Cerinthe minor L. subsp. minor |
Cerinthe L. |
| C. minor L., Sp. PL 137 (1753). Syn: C. maculata AII, Fl. Pedem. 1:178 (1785). Biennial or perennial. Stems erect, 25-75 cm, simple or branched above. Basal leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, obtuse, blade attenuate into petiole; cauline linear-oblong, lanceolate-elliptic or obovate, to 8x2.8 cm, obtuse, sessile, ± amplexicaul. Bracts usually greenish. Calyx divided ± to base, lobes lanceolate, acute, margins ciliate. Corolla yellow, maroon, purple or violet-suffused, 10-11 x 3.5-4.5 mm, divided to c. 1/2, tube straight, lobes lanceolate, acute. Nutlets c. 3.5 x 3 mm, ovoid-globose. 1. Pedicels glabrous; corolla cylindrical; nutlets chestnut-brown subsp. minor 1. Pedicels scabrous to hispidulous; corolla broader in upper 1/2 of tube; nutlets dark brown to blackish subsp. auriculata subsp. minor. Fl. 6-7. Dry alpine pastures, c. 2200 m. Described from Steiermark, Austria (Hb. Linn. 186/2, photo!). N.W. & N.E. Anatolia. 'Erzurum', Zohrab 48! A9 Kars: mountains E. of Kağizman, c. 20 km from Akcay to Cumaçay, 2200 m, D. 46691! Bl Balikesir: mt. Ida (Kaz Da.), summit of Szu-Szus Dağ (Susuz Da.), Sint.. 1883:557! Euro-Sib, element. C. & S. Europe, Caucasia; disjunct. Subsp. minor is usually annual or biennial; Davis's gathering, though agreeing in other respects with typical C. minor subsp. minor, was noted in the field to be perennial. |