Family |
Orobanchaceae
Odontites aucheri
Boiss.
Odontites aucheri Boiss.
First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 74 (1844).
(Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 3, p. 268, Pl. CXXXIII, 4; 1983)
Description
Life-form & habit: Small annual, 10–15 cm tall in Mouterde's account, with rough hairs and small tubercles, more or less sticky. Stems branch near the base, with more or less erect branches.
Leaves: Upright, linear and almost thread-like, with folded margins.
Inflorescence & flowers: Short inflorescences with orange corollas. The lanceolate calyx teeth equal the tube; the corolla tube scarcely protrudes and its limb is fringed with hairs. Smooth anthers remain enclosed beneath the upper lip.
Fruit: Hairy capsule, about as long as the calyx, with a truncate, notched tip and a small terminal point.
Flowering and habitat
Phenology: Flowering July–September.
Habitat & elevation: High mountain regions of Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon.
Distribution
Lebanese distribution: Denniye mountains, Jabal Kneisse, Jabal Sannine, Ain el Qarn and Ehden.
Syrian distribution: Jabal Halime, Ayyoun Berdi and Bloudane.
Native range: Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye.