Scrophulariaceae

P. comosa L,, Sp. Pl, 609 (1753). Figure 24, p. 771.
Perennial. Stems 8-60 cm, erect, unbranched, eglandular pubescent or villous. Leaves oblong-elliptic to lanceolate, bipinnatisect, serrate, 5-13(-20)x 1-2.7 cm; basal with 3-15 cm petioles, cauline several, alternate. Inflorescence a many-flowered, dense or ± lax, oblong, lanate-villous to subglabrous spike. Lower bracts leaf-like, exceeding flowers, upper entire or lobed, ± equalling calyx. Pedicels ± erect, 1-3.5 mm. Calyx cylindrical-campanulate, 10-17 mm; tube 8-15 mm.; lobes 1-4 mm, broader than long, broadly ovate. Corolla creamy white to yellow, 24-32 mm; tube 10-17 mm, cylindrical; upper lip incurved, ± rostrate with two small apical teeth. Anthers not mucronate; 2 filaments villous, 2 glabrous. Capsule ovoid, c. 15x6 mm, glabrous, acute at apex. Fl. 5-8. Limestone and igneous slopes, alpine screes, edge of forests, damp meadows, fallow fields, 1000-3600 m.
l. Inflorescence ± compact, villous; stems 8-30(-40) cm var. sibthorpii
l. Inflorescence elongate, ± lax, glabrous to pubescent; stems 20-60 cm var. acmodonta
var. sibthorpii (Boiss.) Boiss., Fl. Or. 4:492 (1879). Syn: P. sibthorpii Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(4): 83 (1844).
Syntypes: [Turkey A2(A) Bursa] in rupestribus summis Olympi Bithyni (Ulu Da.), 1842, Boissier (G); [B2 Manisa] in dumosis regionis montanae Cadmi [recte Tmoli] supra Philadeiphiam (Alaşehir), Boissier (G).
Widespread. A2(A) Bursa: Ulu Da., 2180-2440 m, Moore 7271! A3 Bolu: AbantG., 1400 m, D. 37136! A4 Kastamonu: Ilgaz Da., 2250 m, Edmondson 52V. A5 Kastamonu: Tosya, Sint. 1882:3872! A6 Sivas: Yildiz Da., 2000 m, Rix et at. 2043! A7 Gümüşane: Karagöl Da., Sint. 1894:7245! A8 Erzurum: Tortum to Oltu, 2200 m, Rix et al. 1696! A9 Çoruh: d. Ardanuç, Kordevan Da., 2700 m, D. 30386! Bl Balikesir: mt. lda (Kaz Da.), Sint. 1883:703! B3 Konya: Sultan Da. above Akşehir, 1600 m, Hub.-Mor. 10499. B5 Kayseri: Bakir Da. above Kisge, 2600 m, D. 19337! B6 Maraş: Binboğa Da., on Işik Da., 2750 m, D. 20018! B8 Erzurum: Erzurum to Çat, 1800 m, Rix et al. 1677! B9 Ağri: Horasan to Ağri, 2200 m, T.Baytop (ISTE 19984)! B10 Kars: N.E. slope of Büyük Ağri Da. nr Serdar Bulak, 2500 m, D. 43748! C3 Burdur: above Burdur, 1843, Heldr.! C4 Konya: 31 km from Karaman to Ermenek, 1320 m, Hub.-Mor. 10500. C5 Niğde: Ala Da., 2560 m, Wood & Gibson 244!
Crimea, Caucasia, Iran.