Scrophulariaceae

B. trifida (Vahi) C.A.Meyer, Verz. Pfl. Cauc. 108 (1831). Syn: Rhinanthus trifidus Vahi, Symb. l :44 (1790); Bungea szovitsii Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 11:45 (1914). Ic: Takht. & Fedorov, Fl. Erevana ed. 2: t. 75 (1972). Figure 24, p. 771. Map 59, p. 773.
Caespitose perennial with a woody rootstock. Stems several, 6-23 cm, erect or ascending, simple, leafy to apex, mostly fertile, with an eglandular arachnoid indumentum. Leaves opposite, at least below, 2-4.5 cm, sessile, trifid, segments linear, to 3-5 cm. pilose. Inflorescence a condensed spike; flowers solitary in leaf axils. Bracteoles 2, as long as calyx. Pedicels 1-3 mm. Calyx with short tube, membranous between veins, c. 10 mm, persistent; teeth linear-acuminate, 25-30 mm, exceeding corolla. Corolla pale yellow, pilose; tube 15-25 mm; lobes 9-12 mm, lower exceeding upper. Capsule 12-20 x 4-9 mm, with long beak. Fl. 5-7. Dry, rocky igneous and limestone slopes, loamy hills, pastures, 940-2500 m.
Type: [E. Anatolia?] 'Pedicularis orientalis supina folio trifido flore magno flavescentia', Tournefort (holo. C-Vahl, photo! iso. P-Tourn. 984, photo! B-Willd. 11165, photo!).
Inner Anatolia. A4 Ankara: Hacikadin valley nr Keçiören, D. 18773 ! A6 Sam-sun: Murat Su, Andrasovszky 667. A8 Erzurum: Aras river gorge, 1700 m, Tobey 2100! A9 Erzurum: Horasan, 1600 m, D. 29382! B2 Uşak: Uşak, Bal. B3 Eskişehir: Eskişehir, Warburg & Endlich 215. B4 Ankara: Ankara,- Bodrıım. 1892:3085! B5 Nevşehir: c. 14 km from Ürgüp to Akköy, 1400 m, Coode & Jones 1302! B6 Kayseri: Pinarbaşi, 1300 m, Stn. & Hend. 5142! B7 Elaziğ: Harput, Sint. 1889:239! B9 Bitlis: Kambos Da., above Hurmuz, 2440 m, D. 23478! B10 Kars: Pamuk Da., 20 km from Iğdir to Doğubayazit, 1600 m, D. 43867! C3 Burdur: 10 km S. of Burdur. Hub.-Mor. 5734. C4 Konya: 8 km S.W. of Konya, 1300 m. Sorger 66-41-67. C9 Hakkari: Beytuşşebap to Uludere, 2500 m, Ri.x 2340! C10 Hakkari: Sat Da., nr Varegöz, 1850 m, D. 45741 !
Anti-Lebanon, Soviet Armenia, N., N.W., W. & C. Iran. Ir.-Tur. element. A distinctive species easily recognized on general facies and the bibracteolate calyces; superficially similar to some Labiatae such as Ajuga.