Lomelosia calocephala
Lomelosia calocephala
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Pubescent annual , occasionally with spreading strigose hairs, growing 15-50 cm tall. Lower leaves oblong-lanceolate, entire or dentate; upper leaves pinnatisect with lanceolate segments. Involucral bracts 10-14, lanceolate, shorter than or equal to flowers. Capitula 1-3 cm diam., radiant; flowers blue or lilac, outer ones with laciniate petals. Fruiting head spherical. Involucel 4-6 mm long, pilose, pits oblong, 2,5-3,5 mm long, ribs between pits sulcate; corona - 7 mm long with 28-32 nerves. Calyx long-stipitate: setae 5-7 mm, Fl. 4-7. Roadsides, grassy places, s.l-2000 m.
W. Syria, Syrian Desert, Lebanon, Anti-Lebanon, N. Iran, N. Iraq. Ir.-Tur. element.
