Lamiaceae

P. pungens Willd., Sp.Pl. 3:121 (1800). Syn: P. herba-venti L. var. pungens (Willd.) Schmalh., Fl. Sred. Juzh. Ross. 2:343 (1897); P. herba-venti L. subsp. pungens (Willd.) Maire ex De Filipps in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64:233 (1971).
Herb to 70 cm, stellate-tomentose with hairs to 0.1 mm, with or without a secondary indumentum of undivided, articulate 1-3 mm hairs, eglandular, rarely glabrescent. Cauline leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, cuneate at base, denticulate or serrate, rarely entire, 5-13 x 1-6 cm, petiole to 10 cm. Floral leaves sessile to shortly petiolate, lanceolate or oblong, acute or acuminate. Verticülasters 2-7, 2-6(-15)-flowered. Bracteoles subulate, 11-17 mm, adpressed stellate-tomentose, with or without undivided hispid hairs. Calyx 8-15 mm, adpressed stellate-tomentose, with or without undivided hispid hairs, teeth subulate, 2-7 mm. Corolla purple or pink, 15-20(-25) mm, upper lip gal-eate. Nutlets glabrous. Fl. 6-8. Steppe, pastures, fallow fields, roadsides, dry stony slopes, Pinus forest, 250-2400 m.
1. Stellate hairs to 0.1 mm; longer undivided hairs absent or scattered
  2. Calyx teeth 1/2 as long as tube or longer var. pungens
  2. Calyx teeth 1/3-1/5 as long as tube var. laxiflora
1. Stellate hairs to 0.1 mm; undivided, articulate hairs present, 1-3 mm
   3. Bracteoles and calyx with ± numerous undivided hairs to 2 mm var. hirta
   3. Bracteoles and calyx with very dense indumentum of undivided hairs to 3 mm
    4. Leaves subglabrous above; stem with sparse undivided hairs var. seticalycina
    4. Leaves stellate-tomentose above; stem with dense indumentum of undivided hairs, especially near nodes var. hispida
var. hirta Velen., Fl. Bulg. Suppl. 232 (1898). Map 16.
Type: [Bulgaria] in collibus ad Burgas, Jablonowski.
Widely scattered. A1(E) Edirne: W. of Edirne, Sorger 62-97-7! A1(A) Çanakkale: Renköy (Erenköy), 1856, Kirk! A4 Çankiri: 24 km from İlgaz to Çerkeş, 940 m, Nydegger 11369! A6 Amasya: Borabay, 900 m, Tobey 2273! A8 Gümüsane: Bayburt, 1862, Bourgeau! A9 Kars: Kars to Selim, 1750 m, D. 32654! B2 Uşak: W. of Uşak, 1935, Reese! B3 Eskişehir: 19 km W. of Eskişehir, 800 m, Simon 69-278! B4 Ankara: Ankara, Bornm. 1892:3104b! B5 Kayseri: Masmeneu Da. (Masmili Da.) 45 km S.E. of Kayseri, 1855, Bal.! B7 Tunceli: 4 km above Pülümür, 1580 m, Hub.-Mor. 10816! B8 Muş: 6 km from Çaylar to Varto, 1750 m, D. 46311! B9 Ağri: Suluçem (Musun) to Balık G., 2150 m, D. 47248! C2 Denizli: Denizli to Tavas, Kazık Beli, 1640 m, Hub.-Mor. 16909! C4 Konya: 59 km from Beyşehir to Konya, 4 vii 1948, Reese! C5 Niğde: 5 km S.E. of Ulukisla, 1370 m, Nydegger 11180! C6 Maraş: 24 km from Maraş to Göksün, 1300 m, Stn. & Hend. 5538!