Caryophyllaceae |
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Holesteum umbellatum L. var. glutinosum (BIEB.) GAY |
Holesteum umbellatum L. var. glutinosum (BIEB.) GAY |
Holesteum L. |
H. umbellatum L., Sp. Pl. 88 (1753). Syn: H. imberbe Gay in Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 3,4:37(1845). Prostrate, ascending or erect annual herbs, often many-stemmed, 5-25 cm. Basal leaves narrowly spathulate to linear. Upper leaves linear to ovate, sessile. Inflorescence 3-16-flowered, the flowers maturing ± simultaneously. Pedicels erect at first, soon becoming sharply deflexed at base. Petals 0•7-3•0 x sepals, the claw usually glabrous. Stamens 5 or 10. Capsules 4-9 mm. A very variable species, here divided into 3 varieties. The matter is discussed more fully in the paper referred to above. Only specimens seen are cited. 1. Petals (l•5-)2-3 x sepals; stamens 10; lower stems and leaves usually with glandular hairs; petals pink var. tenerrimum 1. Petals 0•7-1•5 x sepals; stamens 5 or 10; lower leaves with or without glan-dular hairs; petals white, sometimes with a pink flush 2. Capsules 6•5-9 mm, stamens 10; plant ± ascending var. glutinosum 2. Capsules 4-6 mm; stamens 5; plant erect var. umbellatum var. glutinosum (Bieb.) Gay in Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 3, 4: 33 (1845). Syn: Arenaria glutinosa Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Cauc. 1:344 (1808); H. liniflorum Fisch. & Mey., Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 3: 39 (1839); H. umbellatum var. pleiandrum Fenzl in Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 1: 374 (1842). Type: [U.S.S.R.] in arenosis deserti Astrachan inter et Kisljar, Bieberstein. A3 Bolu: Seben, 800 m, Kühne 2037! A4 Ankara: Ayaş, Kotte 1155! A5 Çorum: Yozgat to Alaca, 1100 m, Coode & Jones 1690! Samsun: Havza, Sekizgöz, 1000 m, Tobey 929! B4 Ankara: 40 miles S of Ankara, 1100 m, Coode & Jones 94! B5 Yozgat: 7 miles from Yozgat to Sorgun, 1300 m, Coode & Jones 1616! B6 Yozgat: 25 miles E of Akdağmadeni, 1500 m, Coode & Jones 2001! C4 Konya: Konya, 28 iv 1913, B. Post 23! C6 Urfa: Biredjik, Djebel Taken, Sint. 1888: 223 p.p.! Iran, Soviet Azerbaijan, Transcaucasia, W. Syria, W. Pakistan. |