Scrophulariaceae

L. stolonifera (C.Koch) Maxim. in Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Petersb. 27:524 (1881). Syn: Gymnandra stolonifera C. Koch in Linnaea 17:289 (1843); G. armena Boiss., Diagn.ser. 1 (4): 75 (1844). Ic: Grossh., Fl. Kavk. ed. 2, 7: t. 28 f. 2 (1967). Figure 24, p. 771. Map 58, p. 773.
Stoloniferous herb, 2-14 cm, with thick rootstock, fibrous roots and a collar of fibrous petiolar remains. Leaves ± rosette-forming, narrow oblong-elliptic, 1.5-13 x 0.5-11-3 cm, glabrous, sessile or with short flattened petiole, margins entire or subcrenate; leaves on stolons small, alternate. Inflorescence an ovate-oblong, many-flowered spike, elongating in fruit. Bracts 10-14 mm, enfolding calyces. Pedicels 1-1.5 mm. Calyx 3-4 mm; lobes c. 2 mm. Corolla bluish-purple to mauvish-pink, 8-12 mm; tube 5-7 mm; upper lip entire or emarginate; lower lip with two oblong obtuse lobes, 2.5-4 mm, equalling upper. Fruit with a ± woody exocarp, 7.5x6 mm, ovate-oblong, obtuse. Fl. 4-6. Short turf, heavy clay, subalpine pastures, field-sides, 1300-2300 m.
Type: [USSR, Caucasus] in tractibus Somchetiae Bambaki et Schuragel, [1836-38,] C.Koch.
E. Anatolia. A7 Gümüşane: Kelkit, 1600 m, Stainton 8436! A7/8 Gümüşane: Bayburt to Gümüşane, 2000 m, Stainton 8217! A9 Kars: S.E. of Kars (Gross-heim 7: map 592). B6 Sivas: Zara to Imranli, 1500 m, Laınond2619! B7 Erzincan: Egin (Kemaliye), Sint. 1890:2302! B8 Erzurum: nr Erzurum, Aucher 5086 (type of Gymnandra armena Boiss.). B9 Ağri: 3 km E. of Ağri, 1700 m, D. 44092! B10 Ağri: Ağri Da., 1755 m, D.M.Brown 423! C9 Siirt: Herakol Da., Pervari, 1700 m, Frödin 183.
Georgia, Soviet Armenia, N.W. & W. Iran. Ir.-Tur. element. Unmistakable on account of the stoloniferous habit, spathe-like calyces, 2-staminate flowers and the very hard exocarp of the fruit.