Linaceae |
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Linum nervosum WALDST. ET KIT. |
Linum L. |
L. nervosum Waldst. & Kit., PL Rar. Hung. 2: 109, t. 105 (1805). Syn: L. nervosum var. glabratum DC, Prodr., 1:426 (1824); L. aucheri Planchon in Lond. J. Bot. 7: 173 (1847)! L. nervosum var. aucheri (Planchon) Boiss., Fl. Or. 1: 862 (1867)! L. nervosum subsp. glabratum (DC.) Davis in Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 22: 136 (1957). Ic: Reichb., Ic. Fl. Germ. 6: t. 332 (1823). Herbaceous perennial. Stems erect, stiff, 30-60 cm, glabrous even at base. Leaves lanceolate, stiff and acuminate, glaucous, 3(-5)-nerved, 20-45 x 4-8 mm, margin scabrid, the lower leaves withered at flowering time. Inflorescence 5-17-flowered, lax, branches stiffly divergent. Sepals lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, weakly glandular-margined, 7-11 mm. Petals blue, c. 25 mm. Stigmas clavate-filiform. Capsule 8-9 mm. Fl. 6-7. Rocky slopes, wooded meadows, pastures, fallow fields, 1400-1900 m. Type: [Hungary] in graminosis sylvae Vojloviczensis and Pancsovam, Wald-stein & Kitabel. A6 Samsun: Maghmur Da., Bornm. 1889:65. A7 Gümüşane: Boejukdere above Artabir, Sint. 1894:7098! Erzincan: Sipikor Da., Sint. 1889: 1092. A8 Erzurum: Erzurum to Tortum, 50 km NE of Tortum, 1900 m, Hub.-Mor. 14992. Rize: Khabackar, 1600 m, Bal. 1392! Kars: W of Kağizman (Grossheim 6: map 41). B7 Tunceli: Pülümür to Mutu pass, 1840 m, Hub.-Mor. 11661, Simon. B8 Bitlis: Kambos Da., 1900 m, D. 23482! B9 Siirt: Mukus, 1750 m, Frödin. N. Balkans, eastern C. Europe, S. Russia, Crimea, Caucasia, N. & W. Iran. All the Turkish material seen can be referred to subsp. glabratum, differing from the Hungarian type in its less numerous thinner leaves, fewer-flowered panicles, and stems very glabrous, even at the base. However, intermediate plants seem to be rather common in Caucasia and Crimea. |