Brassicaceae |
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Hesperis bicuspidata (WILLD.) POIRET |
Hesperis bicuspidata (WILLD.) POIRET |
Hesperis L. |
H. bicuspidata (Willd.) Poiret, Encycl. Suppl. 3: 195 (1813). Syn: Cheiranthus bicuspidatus Willd., Sp. PI. 3: 519 (1800); H. kotschyana Fenzl. Pug. 13 (1842); H. violacea Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(5): 81 (1844)! H. unguicularis Boiss., Diagn. ser. 2(5): 21 (1856); H. sintenisii Hausskn. ex Bornm. in Feddes Rep. Beih. 89(1): 38 (1936). Figure 13, p. 257. Perennial herb. Stems erect, (15-)20-35 cm, somewhat canescent, with an in-dumentum of short, stellate-furcate glanduiar (very rarely a few glandular) hairs. Lower leaves obovate to narrowly obovate, sinuate-dentate to lyrate-pinnatifid; stem leaves sessile, subamplexicaul, linear to lanceolate. Sepals saccate, 7-10(-ll) mm. Petals whitish lilac to deep violet, the limb c. 4 mm broad, tapering gradually into the claw. Siliquae slender, torulose. Fl. 5-7. Rocky slopes, banks, ledges, 1300-2800 m. Described from Armenia. Widespread. A4 Çankiri: Çankiri to Ilgaz, 1800 m, D. 21479! A5 Kastamonu: Tosya, Sint. 1892:3631! A6 Samsun: Samsun, Tchihatcheff. A7 Gümüşane: Wang (Venk), Sint. 1894: 5660! A8 Erzurum: Oltu, Tamrot, König 120. A9 Kars: Sarikamiş, Litwinow. B4 Ankara: Ankara, Wiedemann. B5 Yozgat: Akdağ-madeni, Aktaş, Curtis 145! B6 Sivas: between Pinarbaşi & Gürün, 2000 m, D. 21963A! B7 Erzincan: Egin (Kemaliye), Bagir Başi, Sint. 1890: 2514! B9 Bitlis/ Van: Mt. 10 km SE of Pelli, 2500 m, D. 22597! C2 Denizli: Cadmus (Honaz Da.) Boissier. C4 Içel: Gülnar to Ermenek, 1230-1270 m, Hub.-Mor. 10305! C5 Içel: Findikpinar, 1800 m, Siehe 1911: 145! C6 Hatay: Mt. Cassius (Akra Da.), Post. Maraş: Tekne Da., 1500 m, D. 27541! W. Syria. A very variable species, which has been divided up into a number of smaller species; the characters which distinguish them, however, are not cor-related. |