H. scabrum L., Cent. PL 1: 25 (1755). Syn: H. cymosum Hochst. in Lorent, Wanderungen 342 (1845)! H. galioides Freyn & Sint. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 3: 103 (1895) non Lam. (1797). Ic:: Ledeb., Ic. PL Ross. 1: t. 17 (1829). Figure 11, p. 359. Map 25, p. 377.
Stems (10-)15-45(-60) cm, erect or decumbent at the base, glabrous, scabrid with unbranched red-gland-tipped emergences or rarely smooth and eglandular. Leaves on main stems 7-20(-25) mm, oblong or oblong-elliptic to lanceolate or linear, sometimes revolute, rounded to mucronate, glabrous or slightly undulate-papillose, rarely glaucous. Inflorescence corymbose, 15-many-flowered. Sepals oblong, subacute to rounded, ?-|? united, irregularly glandular-denticulate to -ciliate or eglandular-ciliate to subentire. Petals 5-7(-8) mm. Capsule 5-8 mm, ovoid or ovoid-trigonous, not or scarcely rostrate. Fl. 5-8. Dry rocky slopes, open woodland or steppe, 750-3200 m.
Described from 'Arabia' (Hb. Linn. 943/18!).
A4 Ankara: Hacikadin valley nr. Keçiören, D. 18838! A5 Kastamonu: Tosya, Guiardagh, Sint. 1892:4158! A7 Gümüşane: Stavri, 2500 m, Balls 524! A8 Gümü-şane: nr. Bayburt, Bourgeau 66! A9 Erzurum: Horasan to Karaurgan, 2000 m, D. 29497! B3 Konya: Sultan Da., c. 1500 m, Reese 2523! B5 Nevşehir: Nevşehir, 1200 m, D. 19085a! B6 Sivas: nr. Zara, 1300-1400 m, Bornm. 1982: 3292! B7 Elazığ: Harput, Şuşnas, Sint. 1889: 467! B8 Erzurum: Tech Da., vii 1853, Huet! B9 Van: Artos Da., 3000 m, McNeill 753! C2 Denizli: Honaz Da., 800 m, Hub.-Mor. 5227! C3 Antalya: Manavgat to Akseki, 1400 m, Dudley, D. 35808! C4 Antalya: Alanya mountains, Byles 1793! C5 Niğde: Bulgar Maaden, 1700 m, Siehe 494! C6 Maraş: Ahir Da., 840 m, Balls 956! C7 Adıyaman: Nemrutdağ, Hand.-Mazz. 2100. C8 Siirt: Siirt, 1150 m, Frödin 43! C9 Hakkari: Kara Da., 2850 m, D. 24446!
S.W. Asia. Ir.-Tur. element. Plants with eglandular or almost eglandular stems occur sporadically in C. Anatolia and Iran; but this character is incompletely correlated with others, and cannot, therefore, justify recognition of these plants as a distinct taxon (H. scabrum var. laeve Boiss. & Noë) cf. Robson in Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 27: 193 (1967). Specimens with smooth stems always appear to have apiculate or mucronate leaves and can thus be distinguished from the yellow variety of H. capitatum which has rounded or bluntly apiculate leaves as well as a more rounded inflorescence. .