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. cataonicum (Hand.-Mazz.) Murb., Monogr. Verbascum 277 (1933). Syn: V. shepardii Post, Fl. Syr. 20 (1896); V. cataonicum Hand.-Mazz. in Ann. Nat. Hofmus. Wien 27:400, f. 1 & t. 18 f. 13(1913). Fl. 6-9. Steppe, pastures, rocks, 1200-2370 m.
Type: [Turkey B7 Malatya] am Hange des Gök Tepe gegen Kumik im kataonisches Taurus zwischen Kjachta (Kahta) und Malatya auf Glimmerschiefer zwischen Astragalus - Polstern mit Verb. tempskyanum, 2000 m, 16 vii 1910, Handel-Mazzetti 2287 holo.W).
S. & E. Anatolia. B6 Maraş: Beryt-Dagh (Berit Da.), 1800-2100 m, 1865, Hausskn. B7 Malatya: Kube Da. between Malatya and Pütürge, pass, 1730 m, Hub.-Mor. 8815! B9 Van: Hoşap to Başkale, S. side of Çuh pass, 2340-2370 m, Hub.-Mor. 10641! C5 Adana: Koca Çukur Y. above Pozanti, 1750 m, Hub.-Mor. 16054! C6 Adana: Amanus, Yağlipinar Da., above Yarpuz, 1750-1900 m, Hub.-Mor. 16055! Maraş: Akher Da. (Ahir Da.), 2000-2300 m, Haradj. 1627. Iraq.