Brassicaceae |
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Alyssum strigosum BANKS ET SOL. subsp. strigosum BANKS |
Alyssum strigosum BANKS ET SOL. subsp. strigosum BANKS |
Alyssum L. |
A. strigosum Banks & Sol. in Russell, Aleppo, 2: 257 (1794). Syn: A. micro-petalum Fisch ex DC, Syst. 2:313 (1821)! A. campestre var. micropetalum sensu Boiss., Fl. Or. 1:284(1867)! Annuals, up to 25 cm. Leaves oblanceolate or obovate-spathulate, increasing in size upwards. Racemes 2-10(-15) cm, branches, when present, divergent or ascending. Sepals deciduous or persistent. Petals gradually attenuate, entire or emarginate or bilobed, 2-3(-3.5) x 0.4-0.9(-l.4) mm. Lowermost fruiting pedicels 3-5 mm. Fruits with dimorphic indumentum of coarse, unequally bifurcate, slightly tuberculate hairs and adpressed stellate hairs; valves ± unequally inflated. Styles rigid, 0.5-1.5 mm, glabrous or with sparse indumentum. Seed wing 0.2-0.3(-0.4) mm wide. Two subspecies may be recognised: 1. Sepals early deciduous; styles 0.5-1 mm; fruits 3-5.5 mm long and wide subsp. strigosum 1. Sepals persistent; styles 1-1.5 mm; fruits 5-6.6 x 4-7 mm subsp. cedrorum subsp. strigosum. Figure 18, p. 373. Syn: A. campestre var. pilosum Post, Fl. Syr. 85 (1896)! Fl. 2-6. Disturbed habitats, s.1.-1800 m. Type: [Syria] environs of Aleppo, Russell (holo. BM!). Widespread. A1(E) Tekirdağ: above Kumbağ, 30-50 m, Dudley, D. 34669! A2(A) Istanbul: Drakos to Kartal, 1879, Azn.! A3 Bolu: 3 km E of Hamzebey Y., 1150 m, Kühne 906! A8 Gümüşane: Bayburt, Bourgeau! Bl Izmir: Izmir, Bal. 68! B2 Afyon: Aci G., 800-900 m, Dudley, D. 35610! B4 Ankara: Ankara, Merton 3283! B6 Seyhan: Şiş to Hadjin (Siambeyli), Post 1906: 365! B7 Erzincan: Egin (Kemaliye), Sint. 1890: 2459! B8 Erzurum: Busambra, 1856, Huet! C2 Muğla: Yatağan, 100 m, D. 25560! C3 Antalya: Kumköy, Antalya to Serik, 2 m, D. 25664! C4 Içel: Anamur, 5 m, D. 25964! C6 Maraş: 10 km S of Maraş, D. 27340! Is.: Samos, Rech. 9702! S. Europe, N.W. Africa, S.W. Asia. |