Valerianaceae

V. carinata Lois., Not. Fl, France 149 (1810). Syn: V. corymbifera Boiss., F1. Or. 3:107 (1875)-see Coode, op. cit. 237. Ic: Krok, Mon. Valer. t. 2 f. 20 (1864); Ross-Craig, Draw. Brit. PL 14: t. 31 (1960). Figure 17, p. 573. Map 86, p. 579.
Height 5-30 cm, lower leaves often present in ripe fruit. Leaves 10-15 x 1-10 mm, entire or sinuate-dentate, oblong to spathulate. Inflorescence ± hemispherical in flower, loosely globular in fruit. Bracts herbaceous, conspicuous, 5-15 x 1-4 mm, linear, oblanceolate or oblong. Flowers white, or more usually bluish, rarely lilac. Calyx absent. Fruit deciduous, 2-2?7 x 0?7-1 mm. Fl. 4-6. Stony slopes, woodland, 50-2190 m.
Type: [France] dans les champs aux environs de Paris, Loiseleur.
Mostly Outer & C. Anatolia. A1(A) Çanakkale: Renkoei (Erenköy) in Dum-brek valley, Sint. 1883:399 p.p.! A2(E) Istanbul: Rumeli Hisar, 7 iv 1919, B. Post! A2(A) Bursa: Uludağ, 15 v 1955, Heilbronn. A6 Samsun: 4 km N. of Samsun, 50 m, Tobey 35! Bl Balikesir: Kaz Da., Ceycis dere, Dudley, D. 34799a! B4 Ankara: Ankara, Aellen. B5 Niğde: Hasan Da. at Taşpinar Y., D. 18984! Yozgat: 16 km from Sorgun to Çekerek, 1200 m, Coode & Jones 1559! B6 Yozgat: Akdağmadeni to Büyük Nalbant Da. at Sofular De., 1800 m, Coode & Jones 2086! B9 Bitlis: Kizvak Da., 9 km N.E. of Tatvan, 1775-2000 m, Watson et al. 1304! C2 Aydin: d. Karacasu, Aphrodisias (Geyre), 6-700 m, D. 41595! C4 Konya: Agios Philippos, 30 iv 1913, B. Post 31 p.p.! C5 Niğde: Ala Da., Arpalik cave, 2190 m, Parry 161! C6 Hatay: Antakya to Yayladağ nr. Şenköy, 1000 m, D. 27173! C8 Mardin: nr. Mardin, Hausskn. Is: Samos, Runemark & Snogerup 19331.
W., C. & S. Europe, Transcaucasia, Crimea, W. Syria, N. Iraq, S. Iran, N. Africa.