Liliaceae

A. cardiostsmon Fisch. &Mey. in Ind, Sem. Horti Petrop. 6:43 (1840). Syn: A. trilophostemon Bomrn. inFeddes Rep. 10:238 (1911);A.atriphoen-iceum Bornm. in FeddesRep. 38:161(1935). Ic: PubL Fac. Sci. Univ. Masaryk Brno 105:37, f. 9 &t. 1 f. 2(1929); Rech. fil., Fl.Iranica76: t. 8 f. 112 (1971). Figure 9. Map 32.
Bulb subglobose, 1.5-3(-3.5) cm diarn.; outer tunics papery, blackish. Stem (20-)30-60 cm. Leaves 2-4(-5), oblong-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 2-8(-20) mm broad, flat, considerably shorter than stem, smooth or scabrid on margin. Spathe 2-3-valved; valves shortly acuminate, shorter than umbel. Umbel fastig-iate-hemispherical or ± spherical, (2.5-)3-4(-6) cm diam., many-flowered, dense. Pedicels 9-18 mm, nearly equai Perianth patent at anthesis, later reflexed and twisted; segments dark maroon-purple» narrowly oblong or linear, 3-4.5 mm, obtuse. Filaments purple, connate at base and adnate to perianth; outer narrowly triangular, attenuate from base, inner oblong-quadrate, 3-lobed at apex; lateral lobes short and rounded, anther-bearing lobe subulate and longer. Anthers purple. Capsule subglobose, 3-5 x 4-5 mm. FL (5-)6-7. Quercus forest, alpine dwarf scrub, rocky igneous or sandy slopes, meadows, montane steppe, fallow and wheat fields, 900-2800 m
Type: [USSR, Transcaucasia] in Arneniae ruthenicae provincia Nakitsch-iwan, in valle s.d. Koschadere, locis argillosis, [Szovits 382] (holo. LE, iso. G! K!).
Mainly E. Anatolia. A8 Erzurum: 41 km S.of Ispir, 2200-2250 m.Hub.-Mor. 16027! A9 Kars: Ziyaret Da. (Yalnizçam Da.) above Yalnizçam, 2250 m, D. 30304! B6 Sivas: 48 km W. of Gürün towards Pinarbaşi, 2300 m, Stn. & Hend. 5688a. B7 Sivas: Divriği, Dumluca Da., T. Baytop (ISTE 12967)! B8 Erzurum: mts. between llica and Tercan, 1900 m, D. 30893! B9 Ağri: Erciş to Patnos, 1980 m, M. Zohary &Plitm.! B10 Van: Guzel Dere pass, 34 km from Başkale to Hoşap, 2800 m, D.45949! C6 Maraş: 10 km N. of Andi-rin, 900 m, Sorger 74-14-31! C10 Hakkari: Nehil Çayi, 62 km from Hakkari to Yüksekova, 1750 m, D. 49923!
N. Iraq, N.W. Iran, Soviet Armenia. Ir.-Tur. element.