Lamiaceae

L. peltata (L.) Fisch. & Mey. in Ind. Sem. Horti Petrop. 6:53 (1839). Syn: Dracocephalum peltatum L., Sp. PL 596 (1753); D. ocymifolium Miller, Gard. Dict. ed. 8, no. 4 (1768)! Ic: Engler & Prantl, Natürl. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a):239 (1896).
Annual; stem erect, simple or branched, 15-40 cm. Lower leaves ovate or oblong, 40-55 x 7-12 mm, serrate, petiolate; upper leaves ± lanceolate to linear, 15-50 x 3-10 mm, weakly serrate to entire, subsessile. Bracteoles 7-10 x 6-9 mm (excl. awns), orbicular, ± truncate at base, reticulate-nerved beneath, ciliate-dentate. Calyx ± cylindrical, divided to less than 1/3, uppermost tooth obovate, lateral oblong; lower teeth lanceolate. Corolla violet-blue to pale bluish, less commonly white, 14-18 mm, tube ± equalling calyx. Fl. 5-7. Fallow fields, roadsides, eroding slopes, in ravines, 1250-2500 m.
Described from material cultivated in Uppsala Botanic Garden (Hb. Linn. 746/15, photo!).
Inner & adjacent N. & S. Anatolia. A4 Çankiri: Ilgaz Da., W. of pass top, 1800-2000 m, Schiechtl (Hub.-Mor. 17221)! A5 Amasya: Ak Da., Ormanözü to Kişlacik, 1250 m, A. Baytop (ISTE 29495)! A6 Sivas: 16 km N. of Zara towards Şerefiye Y., 1500 m, Hub.-Mor. 11886! A7 Giresun: E. of Tamdere, 1620-1700 m, Hub.-Mor. 15590! A8 Gümüşane: Charawak, Sint. 1894:5641! A9 Kars: Digor to Celal, 1980 m, Yürül (EGE 12627)! B5 Adana: Bakirdağ to Saimbeyli, 1 km E. of pass between Alayli Da. and Bey Da., 1920 m, Hub.-Mor. 10776! B6 Sivas: 84 km from Sivas to Suşehri, 1530 m, Buttler 13999! B7 Erzincan: Sipikör Da., Sint. 1889:1185! B8 Erzurum: Erzurum, 1900 m, D. 29424! B9 Bitlis: Nemrut Da., 2500 m, Tatli 312! B10 Kars: N.E. slope of Ağri Da. below Serdar Bulak, 1500 m, D. 43707! C5 Adana: Karsanti, Pos Ormani, 1640 m, Yurdakulol 43! C9 Hakkari: Morinos De., 20 km from Zab river bridge, 1900 m, D. 45317! C10 Hakkari: Yüksekova, 1950 m, 23 v 1966, Eiselt!
Caucasia, Iran. Ir.-Tur. element.