Ranunculaceae

N. segetalis Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Cauc. 2:16 (1808). Syn: N. armena Stev. in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 2: 274 (1848). Ic.: Fl. Armenia 1: t. 37 (1954).
Plant widely branched, 10-25 cm, glabrescent. Leaf laciniae linear-setaceous. Flowers not involucrate. Sepals lavender-blue, ovate elliptic, gradually narrowed into a short claw. Petals with the lobes of the lower lip ovate-acuminate. Anthers violet. Follicles linear-oblong, united for at least § of their length, tuberculate, 2-3 x longer than styles. Seeds triquetrous. Fl. 5-7. Banks, fields, up to 1600 m.
Type: [Crimea] in Tauriae agris, Bieberstein.
Mainly Inner Anatolia. A4 Ankara: Çubuk valley, 26 v 1939, Bagda! A5 Kastamonu: Tosya, at Tschepni-Getsherli, Sint. 1892: 4298! A6 Tokat: 15 km from Tokat, on Artova to Sivas road, 14 vi 1939, Reese! A7 Gümüşane: Koesoedagh (Köse Da.), Sint. 1889: 1305! A8 Gümüşane: Çoruh valley N of Bayburt, 1500 m, D. 31993! A9 Çoruh: nr. Ardanuç (Grossheim 4: map 15). B4 Ankara: Serefli Koçhisar to Aksaray, 930 m, Hub.-Mor. 16209! B5 Kayseri: Kara Hisar, plain at foot of Argaeus (Ercias Da.), 1200 m, Bal. 59. B6 Sivas: Gürün to Sivas, 1400 m, Stn. & Hend. 5730! B7 Erzincan: Erzincan to Refahiye, 1550 m, Hub.-Mor. 14297! B8 Erzurum: Horasan to Pasinler, 1650 m, D. 30791! B9 Muş: Malazgirt, 1500 m, 9 vii 1916, Schischkin. C4 Konya: Küçük Köy nr. Çumra, Helbaek 2475!
'S. Russia, Transcaucasia, N., N.W. & W. Iran. The only other species in our area with violet anthers is N. fumariifolia.