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Published In: Linnaea 15: 711–712. 1841. (Linnaea) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

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Contributor Text : SHAHINA A. GHAZANFAR & YASIN J. NASIR
Flower/Fruit : Fl. Per.: May. Fr. Per.: May-July.
Type : Type: Described from the Araxes River valley, Trans Caucasia (B).
Distribution : Distribution: USSR, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Comment/Acknowledgements : Fairly common in sandy or stony open places from 200-3000 in.
Map Location : A-6 Chitral: Mastuj Track, Raghosi, 5000', 13.5.1958, on stony ground, Stainton 2414 (BM; RAW); Turlkho, 8000', 28.6.1953, R. R. Stewart & M. A. Siddiqi 27128 (RAW); Chitral, Aug., Hassan Din 325 (RAW); Lowari Pass, 28.6.1953 (KUH); Dir: Tinsargarh, 21.5.1972, A. R. Beg 643 (PPFI-B); B-7 Swat: Guli Bagh, c. 3700', Y. Nasir & Z. Ali 5564 (RAW); Marguzar rd., E. Nash & M. A. Siddiqi 365 (RAW); and, M. A. Siddiqi 3858 (RAW); Mingora, 9.6.64, Habib & Razzak SWT156 (PPFI-B); C-6 Peshawar, Mantis College, 1200', 11.5.1929, R. R. Stewart 10177 (RAW); Islamia College, 10.5.1939, Sher Ahmed Lodhl 9 (RAW); University Campus, 9.5.1974, M. Qaiser & Sultan-ul-Abedin 5776 (RUH); C-7 Attock Dist: Dhok Pattan, 22.3.1957, R. R. Stewart & E. Nasir 27868 (RAW); Hasanabdal, 1.4.1922, R. R. Stewart 6960 (RAW); Campbelipur, 5.5.1965, M. A. Siddiqi & Y. Nasir 3414 (RAW); Sanjwal, on way to Attock, Y. Nasir & R. Akhter 11883 (RAW); D-5 D. I. Khan Dist.: Daraban-Darazinda road, Y. Nasir 4737 (RAW); Baluchistan: Loralai, 22.7. 1938, M Nath 2047 (RAW); Killa Salfulla, common, 5100', 28.6.1957, Jafri & Akbar 2340 (KUH; RAW); Bolan Pass, ± 4000', May 2-10, 1957, R. R. Stewart 28136 (RAW); Mach, 3250 m, Jafri 2830 (RAW); 45 km from Zhob on way to Wana, 15.5.1978, Nash, Hameedullah & S. Abedin 884 (KUH); Harnai, 900 m, J. Lomond 1276 (RAW; E).

 

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A delicate annual,up to 50 cm tall. Stems slender, often reddish tinged basally, simple, divaricately branched, glabrous or partially pubescent. Leaves 10-50 x 1 mm, linear, glabrous to pubescent, ciliate; sessile. Inflorescence lax, flower in spreading axillary dichasia. Bracts similar to leaves. Pedicels inform, glabrous, usually pubescent below, viscid. Calyx 11-14 mm, cylindrical-clavate, clavate constricted below the capsule in fruit, ribbed, with greenish veins, glabrous sometimes with a few hairs; teeth triangular, ciliate, nerves broad, greenish. Petals white to pale pink; limb c. 6 mm, ½ divided into linear oblong, ± inflexed lobes; claw 6-7 mm, auriculate. Coronal scales broad. Carpophore 6.5-7 mm, pubescent. Capsule 6-7 mm, ovoid, only partially exserted from the calyx.
 
 
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