Scrophulariaceae

P. condensata Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Cauc. 2:72 (1808). (Incl. P. condensata Bieb. var. glabrescens Boiss., Fl. Or. 4:488, 1879). Map 59, p. 773.
Perennial. Stems 20-70 cm, erect, sturdy, unbranched, eglandular pubescent, rarely glabrous, with thick roots. Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, bipin-natisect, 4-12 x 1.7-6 cm, serrate-crenate; basal long-petiolate (petiole 3-12 cm), cauline few, alternate, sessile. Inflorescence a many-flowered, dense, oblong, elongated lanate spike, to 20(-30) cm in fruit. Bracts pinnatifid or dentate, 10-20 mm. Pedicels erect-spreading, 1 mm. Calyx campanulate, 8-11 mm, ± lanate or with short hairs; tube 7-9 mm; lobes short, 1-3 mm, triangular, sub-equal. Corolla cream to yellow, 20-27 mm; tube 14-19 mm, curved; upper lip broad, obtuse, ± straight. Anthers mucronate; filaments all pubescent. Capsule obovate, obtuse, 7-9 mm, glabrous. Fl. 6-8. Abies, Pinus, Picea woodland, amongst Rhododendron, meadows, pastures, rocky slopes, 1430-3200 m.
Described from USSR, Caucasia: in Caucasi orientalis et in Iberiae occiden-talis, iMarschall von Bieberstein (LE).
Mainly N. Anatolia; rare further south. A4 Kastamonu: Ilgaz Da., 35 km S. of Kastamonu, 1720 m, Edmondson 456! Zonguldak: Karabük to Eğriova, 1030 m, Bozakman & Fit: 744! A6 Ordu: Çambaşi, 1700-2000 m. Tobey 1251 ! A7 Giresun: below Tamdere, 1600 m, D. 20684! Gümüşane: 10 km below topof Zigana pass, Jenkins 2281 ! Trabzon: 33 km S. of Trabzon, 1430 m, Apold et al. 91 ! A8 Trabzon: Soğanlı Da., 30 km N. of Bayburt, 2600 m, Edmondson 863! Çoruh: Otingol, 1800 m, Stn. & Hend. 5961 ! Rize: d. Ikizdere, Cermanin Tepe above Cimil, 3200 m, D. 21082! Erzurum: ridge to E. of Ferik Da., 2570 m, Barclay 967! A9 Çoruh: Ardanuç to Kordevan Da., 1700 m, D. 30105! B4 Ankara: Beynam, 1300 m, vi 1945, Kasapligil. B9 Van: d. Başkale, Ispiriz Da., 2800 m, D. 23740!
Caucasia, N. Iran. Euxine (mt.) element.