A. kotschyi Boiss., Diagn. ser. 2(3): 19 (1856). Syn: A. odorata L. var. grata Fenzl in Tchihat., Asie Min. Bot. 2:264 (1860); A. uromoffii Hal. in Öst. Bot. Zeitschr. 47:143 (1897): A. odorata W.Koch subsp. kotschyi (Boiss.) Bornm. in Beih. Bot. Centr. 1914(2):227 (1914). Ic: Boul., Fl. Lib. Syr., Atlas t. 219 f. 2, 5 (1930). Figure 11, p. 231.
Height 12-40 cm. Rootstock with stolons. Stems terete, longitudinally striped, ± woolly-shaggy. Cauline leaves distinct from basal (leaves heteromorphic), loosely or densely woolly-villous; basal 2-3-pinnatisect, oblong-ovate, incl. petiole (1-4 cm) 3-10 x 1-3 cm, with linear-lanceolate segments, ultimate lobes acuminate, 0.5-0.7 mm broad, rachis narrow, entire or dentate; upper cauline small, oblong-ovate, 2-3 x 1-1.5 cm, mostly 1-pinnatisect, with lobes (0.3-)0.8-1.3 mm broad, rachis (0.5-)l-2 mm. Capitula 50-150 and more, corymbs 2-6 cm broad, peduncles 1-3 mm. Involucre obovoid to oblong, 3-3.5 x2-2.5 mm. Phyllaries lanceolate to lanceolate-oblong, acute to obtuse, with narrow scarious brownish margins, villous. Ligules 4-6, white, 1-2.5 mm; disc flowers 5-15. Fl. 6-8. Stony slopes, limestone rocks, alpine meadows, 1200-3000 m.
1. Plant loosely woolly-shaggy; ultimate lobes of upper cauline leaves 0.8- 1.3 mm broad, rachis 1-2 mm subsp. kotschyi
1. Plant densely woolly-villous; ultimate lobes of upper cauline leaves 0.3-
0.5 mm broad, rachis 0.5-0.8mm subsp. canescens
subsp. kotschyi.
Type: [Turkey C5 Içel] in monte Tauro, aestate 1836, Kotschy 303 (holo. GO.
Mountains of Outer & Inner Anatolia. A2(A) Bursa: Ulu Da., Kirazli Y., 1200 m, A. Baytop 1! A7 Giresun: Balaban Da. above Tamdere, 2700 m, D. 20576! A8 Erzurum: Erzurum to Ispir, pass 41 km S. of Ispir, 2200-2250 m, Hub.-Mor. 15805! B5 Kayseri: Mont Argèe (Erciyas Da.), Bal. 876! B6 Sivas: Çamlibel Da. between Artova and Yildizeli, 1700 m, Hub.-Mor. 12995! B7 Erzincan: Sipikör Da., Sint. 1889:1212! B8 Erzurum: 20 km from Hinis to Pasinler, 1900 m, D. 46350! B9 Bitlis: Süphan Da., 3000 m, D. 24738! C2 Antalya: Girdev G., 1650 m, D. 13772! C3 Isparta: Eğridir, 1640 m, Gökşin (ISTO 9507)! C5 Adana: Koca Çukur Y. above Pozanti, 1750 m, Hub.-Mor. 15812! C6 Adana: Hadjin (Saimbeyli) to Karakilise, B.Post 201! 232!
Bulgaria, Lebanon.
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