Scrophulariaceae

V. cheiranthifolium Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(4):56 (1844). Ic: Hub.-Mor. in Feddes Rep. 46, t. 272 (1939); Hub.-Mor. in Candollea 12:206 f. 11 (1949).
Biennial, 30-120 cm, tomentose with fine, short, adpressed or subadpressed, yellowish more rarely greyish or whitish, soft or more frequently somewhat harsh stellate hairs. Stem slender, terete, longitudinally striate, usually many-branched. Basal leaves linear-lanceolate to oblong, 7-30 x 1.5-8 cm, blunt to acutish and acuminate, entire or rarely crenate; petiole 2-6 cm; upper cauline lanceolate to broadly ovate and suborbicular, ± acuminate, rounded or subcordate at base. Inflorescence rarely simple, usually with many slender, erect-spreading branches, forming oblong to ovate panicle, with ± loose clusters of 2-7 flowers. Bracts broadly triangular- to linear-lanceolate, acuminate. Pedicels to 12 mm; bracteoles lanceolate. Calyx 1.5-4.5 mm, lobes linear- to triangular-lanceolate, acute
or acuminate, rarely obtuse. Corolla yellow, 20-25 mm diam., without pellucid glands, stellate-tomentose outside. Stamens 5, anthers reniform, filaments with whitish-yellow wool up to anthers. Capsule cylindrical to oblong-elliptic, 4-7x2-4 mm, densely stellate-tomentose.
1. Calyx lobes blunt or shortly mucronate, glabrescent above var. obtusiusculum
1. Calyx lobes acute or acuminate, not glabrescent above
  2. Calyx to 2 mm, capsule cylindrical var. asperulum
  2. Calyx 2-4.5 mm, capsule oblong-elliptic or oblong-cylindrical
   3. Calyx 2-3 mm
    4. Calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, capsule 11/2 -2 x calyx var. cheiranthifolium
    4. Calyx lobes triangular-lanceolate, capsule .2-3 x calyx _ var. transcaspicum
   3. Calyx 3-4.5 mm
     5. Capsule oblong-cylindrical, to 2 1/2 x calyx var. cataonicum 5. Capsule oblong-elliptic, not more than 2 x calyx
      6. Basal leaves distinctly crenate, indumentum dense, rough, yellowish, capsule c. 2 x calyx var. pisidicum
      6. Basal leaves subentire, indumentum very dense, soft, adpressed, whitish, capsule scarcely or to 1-3 x calyx var. heldreichii
var. cheiranthifolium. Ft. 5-8. Forests, Quercus scrub, steppe, pastures, limestone
rocks, 680-1930 m.
Syntypes: [Turkey C2 Denizli] in pratis regionis alpinae in Cadmo orientali (Honaz Da.) supra Colossam (Honaz Köy) et [B2 Izmir] Tmolo superiori (Boz Da.), vi 1842, Boissier (G!).
Widespread. A4 Kastamonu: Bostanli, 30 km S. of Kastamonu, 1300 m, Sorger 69-13-125! A5 Çorum: Osmancik, 1200 m, Kilinç 1975:3475! A7 Giresun: 10 km N.W. of Şebin Karahisar, 1300 m, Sorger 69-31-17! A8 Gümüşane: Bayburt, Maden, T.Baytop (ISTE 14360)! B2 Izmir: Boz Da. nr Bozdagh Köy, Hub.-Mor. 2401 ! B3 Kütahya: 18 km from Kütahya to Bozüyük, 900 m, Hub.-Mor. 12203! B4 Ankara: 48 km N.W. of Şerefli Koçhisar, Rech. 49969! B5 Yozgat: Alişar, 1000 m, Müller 1086. B7 Erzincan: 11 km W. of Erzincan, 1350 m, Hub.-Mor. 11831 ! B9 Bitlis: S. of Tuğ, 1750 m, H. Demiriz 1956:3526! C\ Aydin: Mesogis (Cevizli Da.) above Tire, Bornm. 1906:9825. C2 Muğla: Muğla, vi 1938, Reese! C3 Antalya: Tahtali Da., Çukur Y., 1600 m, D. 14147! C4 Konya: mt. above Djok-su (Göksu) nr Ermenek, Heldr. 972! C5 Adana: Kassan Oghlu (Hasanoğlu), nr Görümse, 1200 m, Kotschy 1859:175!
Transcaucasia.