Resedaceae

R. lutea L., Sp. PL 449 (1753). Figure 20, p. 503.
Annual to perennial herbs with stems erect or ascending to 70 cm. Lowermost leaves sometimes entire, usually with all leaves narrow, tri- or pinnati-fid. Sepals 5-6, persistent and becoming twisted in fruit. Petals 6, yellow, the limbs trilobed, and with the lateral lobes lunulate, entire, crenulate and occasionally more deeply divided into irregular segments; the midlobes shorter and entire. Capsules cylindrical, sometimes ovate or even subglobose, or triquetrous, glabrous. Seeds yellow to black, shiny, ± smooth. Fl. 4-8. Ubiquitous, roadsides, fields, ditches, open stony hillsides, etc., s.1.-2000 m.
1. Capsuies always erect var. lutea
1. At least the lowermost capsules pendulous when fully ripe var. nutans
var. lutea. Syn: R. truncata Fisch. & Mey., Ind. Sem. hort. Petrop. (1837) & Linnaea 12 (1838). Ic: Reichb., Ic. Fl. Germ. 2: t. 100 (1837-38); Jav. & Csap., Ic. Fl. Hung., t. 218, f. 1625 (1929-34).
Described from S. Europe (Hb. Linn. 629/18 photo.!).
Widespread. A1(E) Tekirdağ: Marmaraereğlesi, 0-15 m, Dudley, D. 34657!
A2(E) Istanbul: Makriköy, Formanek. A2(A) Kocaeli: Izmit, Formanek. A2/3 Bilecik: gorge nr. Bilecik, D. 36507! A3 Sakarya: nr. Geyve, 100 m, D. 36307! A4 Zonguldak: Safranbolu, D. 39022! A5 Amasya: Amasya, 1150 m, 1890, Bornm. 1882! A6 Samsun: Samsun, 15 m, Tobey 129! A7 Trabzon: Trabzon, Sommier & Levier. A8 Çoruh: Artvin to Ardanuç, 400 m, D. 30067! A9 Kars: Aras valley, Massalski. Bl Izmir: Bornova, 110 m, Hub.-Mor. 2770. B2 Kütahya: Gediz to Uşak, 750 m, 14 vii 1954, Hub.-Mor. 14496! B3 Konya: Akşehir, 1000 m, Bornm. 4145. B4 Ankara: Tuz G., 900 m, McNeill 313! B6 Maraş: Nurhak Da. nr. Elbistan, D. 20447! B7 Erzincan: Keşiş Da. above Cimin, 1700 m, D. 31685! B8 Erzurum: Mountains between Ilica and Tercan, 1900 m, D. 30911! B9 Bitlis: Adilcevaz; 1900 m, D. 24626! C2 Afyon: Denizli to Çardak, 700 m, Dudley, D. 35584A! C3 Isparta: Sütçüler to Daribükü, D. 15887! C4 Konya: Konya to Sille, 1060 m, Hub.-Mor. 10519! C5 Içel: Tarsus, 350 m, D. 26428! C6 Seyhan: Bahçe, Haruniye, 500 m, D. 26763! C8 Siirt: Siirt, 500 m, Nàbelek 1794. C9 Hakkari: Zab Gorge nr. Dezi, 1600 m, D. 23912! C10 Hakkari: Cilo Da., 1600 m, D. 23901! Is.: Lesvos, Cand.; Khios, Platt 173; Samos, Rech. 1920; Kos, Fors.-Maj. 654; Rodhos, Rolando 71.
S., W. & C. Europe extending N to Sweden, N.W. Africa E to Iran.