Scrophulariaceae

S. xanthoglossa Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(12): 38 (1853).
var. decipiens (Boiss. & Kotschy) Boiss., Fl. Or. 4:413 (1879). Syn: S. decipiens Boiss. & Kotschy in Boiss., Diagn. ser. 2(3): 156 (1856); S. hispidula Boiss. & Bal. in Boiss., Diagn. ser. 2(6): 157 (1859); S. aintabensis Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Boiss., loc. cit. (1879); S. expansa Reuter ex Boiss., loc. cit. (1879); S. orientalis Ehrenb. ex Boiss., loc. cit. (1879) non L. (1753); S. xanthoglossa Boiss. var. hispidula (Boiss. & Bal.) Boiss., loc. cit. (1879); 5. pinardii Boiss. var. acittilobata Parsa in Kew Bull. 1948:217 (1948)! Ic: Fl. Azerb. 7: t. 40 (1957), as S. decipiens. Figure 20, p. 633. Map 47, p. 621.
Perennial (or biennial?), 24-60(-120) cm, ± glabrous; stems fleshy to woody, usually stout (rarely slender), often reddish or purplish below. Basal leaves of first year small (lamina c. 2 x 1.5 cm), broadly ovate, undivided, margin sharply denticulate; later basal and lower cauline leaves petiolate, upper cauline ± sessile; lamina 2-pinnatifid to 3-pinnatisect, primary segments ovate-elliptic to lanceolate or oblong, dentate to 2-pinnatisect. Bracts lanceolate to linear, dentate to pinnatisect, uppermost entire. Cymes alternate, 5-24-f1owered, peduncle 8-33 mm; alar pedicels 0.5-2 mm, much shorter than subglabrous, 4-10 mm bracteoles. Calyx lobes glabrous, ovate to obovate, rarely oblong, 2-4.5x1-4.5 mm; scarious margin white, 0.3-0.6 mm broad, denticulate to lacerate. Corolla maroon, 5-6 mm; lateral and lower lobes with yellowish-white border. Stamens exserted; staminode yellow, orbicular, subequalling upper lip, margin ± crenate. Capsules ovoid to globose, 4-5 x 3.5-4.5 mm. Fl. 4-7. Rocky slopes, ■Artemisia and Astragalus steppe, grainfield margins, roadsides, s. I. -2000 m.
Type: [Turkey C5 Niğde] in jugo Ketsibele Tauri Cilicici et summo jugo Metdesis, 2590 m, vii 1853, Kotschy (G).
Mainly Inner Anatolia; rare in N.W. & S. A2(A) Bilecik: Bilecik, 300 m, D. 42136! A5 Kastamonu: Tossia (Tosya) nr Kavak-Tszschesme (Kavak Çeşme), Sint. 1892:3621! A7 Gümüşane: Kelkit, 1600 m, Stainton 8427! B4 Ankara: Tuz G. 10 km S. of Şereflikoçhisar, Sorger 64-32-84! B5 Nevşehir: 8 km S.E. of Ürgüp, Coode & Jones 159! B6 Malatya: nr Akçadağ, 1000 m, D. 27665! B7 Elaziğ: Kharput (Harput), Schuschnas (Şuşnaz), Sint. 1889:662! B8 Erzincan: d. Erzincan, 1700 m, Karamanoğlu 66-39! C4 Konya: 50 km W. from Mut to Ermenek, 1000 m, Sorger 66-29-5! C5 Adana: Kozan (Anti-Taurus), 300 m, D. 26606! C6 Hatay: Yemli düz to Koyunmeletendazi çeşmesi. 2000 m, Buttler & Erben 17874!'
S.W. Asia. Ir.-Tur. element. Closely allied to S. striata. Extreme forms of the two species are very distinct but the following specimens, here referred to S. xanthoglossa, approach S. striata: C5 Adana: Adana to Karataş, 8 km S. of Adana, nrs.l., Coode & Jones 247! C6 Urfa: Birecik, Sint. 1888:472! C8 Mardin: Mardin, 1100 m, D. 28367!