| Caryophyllaceae |
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Cerastium dichotomum L. subsp. dichotomum L. |
Cerastium L. |
| C. dichotomum L., Sp. PL 438 (1753). Glandular-pubescent annual. Stems ± erect, dichotomously and divaricately branched, 6-20 cm. Leaves ovate-oblong to lanceolate-oblong, ± obtuse, pilose. Inflorescence lax to condensed, many-flowered. Bracts herbaceous. Calyx some-what to strongly inflated in fruit. Sepals ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, 7-11 mm, with scarious margins, pilose, often glandular. Petals shorter than the sepals. Capsules long-exserted from the calyx, 14-24 mm, opening by flat teeth. 2 sub-species may be recognised: 1. Inflorescence dense; calyx little inflated in fruit subsp. dichotomum 1. Inflorescence rather lax; calyx much inflated in fruit subsp. inflatum subsp. dichotomum. Fl. 4-6. Slopes, vineyards, cultivated ground, 500-2500 m. Described from Spain (Hb. Linn. 603/11). A4 Ankara: Kayaş, 900 m, Bornm. 1929: 13897! A5 Çorum: 8 miles from Çorum to Iskilip, 1000 m, Coode & Jones 1739! A6 Tokat: Tokat, Bornm. 1889:48b. A8 Erzurum: Bayburt to Erzurum, Huet! Bl Izmir: Bornova to Manisa, 420 m, Wall. B2 Uşak: Uşak, Bal. B4 Ankara: Dikmen Tepe, Kotte 1091! B5 Kayseri: Bakir Da., 2000 m, D. 19518! B6 iMaraş: Mehmet Bey N of Göksun, 1300 m, D. 27605! B7 Elazığ: Elaziğ to Kale, 1300 m, D. 28927! B9 Muş: Malazgirt, 1500 m, 1 vi 1916, Schischkin. C3 Burdur: Burdur, Heldr.! C4 Konya: Küçük Köy, 980 m, Helbaek! C5 Niğde: Ala Da., 2060 m, Parry 126! C6Maraş: 15 km W of Maraş, 500 m, D. 27456! |