Lamiaceae

Z. persica Bunge, Lab. Pers. 39 (1873). Syn: Z. subcapitata Hausskn. & Bornm. ex Bornm. in Mitt. Thür. Bot. Ver. N.F. 6:67 (1894)!
Annual, shortly hispid. Stems 5-20 cm, usually branched at each node. Leaves linear-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic. Inflorescence a dense subcapitate ovoid terminal spike. Lowest bracts similar to leaves or broader; upper narrower and shorter. Calyx 8-10 mm. Corolla lavender or pale blue, 10-12 mm, similar in shape to that of Z. tenuior. Fl. 5-7. Steppe, gravel terraces, roadsides, fallow fields, dry slopes, 730-1750 m.
Type: [N.W. Iran] Azerbaijan, d. Khoi, Szovits (holo. LE).
Inner Anatolia. A4 Çankiri: Koč-hissar (Ilgaz), 1000 m, Bornm. 1929: 14548! A5 Kastamonu: d. Tosya, Kavak Çeşme, Sint. 1892:5282 (syntype of Z. subcapitata)! A7 Gümüşane: Taltaban, Sint. 1894:5998! A9 Kars: 15 km from Tuzluca to Kağizman (Aras valley), 950 m, D. 43602! B4 Ankara: nr Ankara, Birand & M. Zohary 2929! B5 Kayseri: S. of Develi, 11 vi 1937, Reese! B7 Erzincan: 13 km W. of Erzincan, 1400 m, M. Zohary 870128! C5 Konya: d. Ereğli, Aydos Da., above Delimahmutlu Köyü, 1750 m, Erik 2636. C6 Gaziantep: Kizilhisar De. 25 km S. from Gaziantep to Kilis, 750 m, D. 28032! C8 Siirt: Ramana Da. 20 km from Hasankeyf to Batman, 730 m, D. 42975!
Transcaucasia, N.W. Iran. Ir.-Tur. element. Related to Z. tenuior L., differing mainly in the shape of the inflorescence. A specimen from B9 Van (Timar to Bendimahi, 50 km from Erciş, 1750 m, D. 44205!) is intermediate with Z. tenuior.