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Crucianella kurdistanica (Crucianella kurdistanica)

Description

Annual herb.Stems 20-50 cm,smooth.Leaves in whorls of up to 6(-8),linear-lanceolate to linear,11-25 x (1.5-)2-3 mm,revolute.Spikes terminal and lateral,2-8.5 cm,lax;peduncles elongate,spreading.Bracts linear-lanceolate,5-7 mm,stiffly fimbriate along margins (cilia 0.5-1.5 mm),with a 1-1.5 mm terminal awn;bracteoles similar,but somewhat shorter and narrower.Flowers 5-merous,corolla yellowish,8-10 mm,tube rough,nodose when dry.Fruits finely granulate.Fl.6.Rocky slopes,clearings in Quercus scrub.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Rubiaceae

              • Genus: Crucianella