Ranunculaceae |
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Ceratocephalus MOENCH. |
C. falcatus (L.) Pers., Syn. 1: 341 (1805). Syn: Ranunculusfalcatus L.. Sp. PL 556 (1753); C. incurvus Stev. in Bull. Soc. Mosc. 21: 269 (1848). I?: Reichb.. Ic. Fl. Germ. 3: f. 4570 (1838-39). Usually scapose. adpressed-villose at least when young. Scapes up to 10 cm. Achenes 7-10 mm, the beak strongiy upcurved, usually with a rather broad groove between the empty ceils above. Fl. 4-5. Open places, s.L-1800 m. Described from S. Europe (Hb. Linn. 7i5/71 photo.!). Widespread but rare in the E. A1(A) Çanakkale: Erenköy, Sint. 1883:242! A2(E) Istanbul: Silivri Kapou, 18 v 1892, Azn.! A5 Amasya: Amasya, 300-600 m, Bornm. 1889: 19! A7 Gümüşane: 5 km S of Gümüşane, 1000 m, It. Leyd. 1959: 1704! A3 Çoruh: nr. Artvin, & A9 Kan: nr. Göle (Grossheim, 4: map 49). Bl Izmir: Izmir, Bal. 123! B4 Ankara: Dikmen Da., 1100 m, D. 26203! B5 Kayseri: Kayseri, Krause 5213! B6 Maraş: Maraş to Göksun, 600 m, D. 27427! C2 Burdur: Burdur, v 1845, Heldr.! C3 Antalya: Korkuteli to Kizilcadağ, 1400 m, Dudley, D. 35254! C5 Konya: Ereğli to Ulukışla, 1200 m, lt. Leyd. 1959: 1006! C6 Gaziantep: Gaziantep to Pazarcık, 800 m, D. 27806! S. & C. Europe. S. & C. Russia. Cyprus, N.W. Africa, S.W. Asia. A very polymorphic species, showing variation in indumentum, size and degree of up-curving of the achene beak. The variation in these characters is not correlated. Very dwarf specimens have short achenes, and might be confused with C. testiculatus. |