Scrophularia xanthoglossa Boiss. var. decipiens (Boiss. & Kotschy) Boiss., FI. Orient.

Uzunhisarcikli, M. Erkan, Güner, Ebru Doğan & Ekici, Murat, 2018, Synopsis of the genus Scrophularia (Scrophulariaceae) in Turkey, Phytotaxa 333 (2), pp. 151-187 : 180-181

49. Scrophularia xanthoglossa Boiss. var. decipiens (Boiss. & Kotschy) Boiss., FI. Orient. 4: 413 (1879)

≡ S. decipiens Boiss. & Kotschy in Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2(3): 156 (1856) = S. hispidula Boiss. & Balansa in Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2(6): 157 (1859) ≡ S. xanthoglossa Boiss. var. hispidula (Boiss. & Bal.) Boiss. , loc. cit. (1879) = S. aintabensis Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Boiss. , loc. cit. (1879) = S. expansa Reut. ex Boiss. , loc. cit. (1879) = S. orientalis Ehrenb. ex Boiss. , loc. cit. (1879), non L. (1753) = S. juncea Richt. ex Stapf in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 50(1): 24 (1885) = S. pinardii Boiss. var. acutilobata Parsa in Kew Bull. 1948: 217 (1948).

Type:— [ TURKEY. C 5 Niğde] in jugo Ketsibele Tauri Cilicici et summo jugo Metdesis, 2590 m, July 1853, Kotschy (holotype G).

Specimens seen:— TURKEY. Adana: Pozantı, Gülek gorge, roadsides, 878 m, 18 April 2013, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2326 ( GAZI); Toprakkale, rocky, 878 m, 18 April 2013, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2327 ( GAZI); Afyon: Şuhut, Kumalar Mountain, Ortapınar Village, Kocatepe, steppe, 1100 m, 20 May 1998, E. Akçiçek 1902 ( GAZI); Ankara: Altındağ, Hacıkadın, 20 May 1944 ( ISTF 3203); Ayaş, edges of field and road, 1000 m, 04 May 1986, M. Vural 4104 ( GAZI); İncesu, Kıraç, 10 May 1942 ( ISTE 2173); Kayaş- Kıbrıscık, slopes, 06 July 1947 ( ISTE 43727); Kızılcahamam, around Çeltekçi crossroad, slope, 900 m, 09 June 1983, A. Güner 5014 et al. ( GAZI, HUB); Kızılcahamam, Soğuksu Milli Parkı, above Belediye Kaplıcaları, slopes, 1250 m, 30 May 1990, Ö. Eyüboğlu 1538 ( GAZI); Beytepe, around dam, 900 m, 14 May 1975, S. Erik 1106 ( HUB); Koçhisar, Tuzgölü, roadsides, 18 June 1986, S. Erik 3833 et al. ( HUB); Çubuk, Karagöl, S. Erik 220 ( HUB); Güdül, Kirmir Çayı valley, Yeşilöz Kasabası, 760 m, 11 May 2001, B. Tarıkahya 1486 ( HUB); Antalya: 5 km W of Kemer, 05 October 1984, Hagemann, J. Binder & Schwarz 2491 ( B); Artvin: Çoruh, 10 km above of Sarıgöl, under the fairly open canopy of Picea orientalis and Pinus sylvestris forest, 1600‒1950 m, 25 July 1972, Sorger & Buchner 82‒86‒61 ( WU); Bolu: Gerede, Aktaş forest, Kuzgunkaya, ca. 1650‒1700 m, 03 July 1975, O. Ketenoğlu 598 ( K); Diyarbakır: Diyarbakır-Siverek, 25 km from Diyarbakır, roadsides, 960 m, 15 May 2014, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2507 ( GAZI); Elazığ: Maden, 1000 m, 02 June 1957 ( ISTE 43726); Süzek Village, N of Honoz Mountain, 1450 m, 19 June 1980, Y. Altan 793 ( HUB); Erzincan: Erzincan-Tercan, 30 km to Tercan, roadsides, 1376 m, 09 May 2013, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2341 ( GAZI); Kemah, Eriç, Tuz river, 1200‒1500 m, 18 May 1981, Ş. Yıldırımlı 4274 ( HUB); Kemah, Uluçınar Village, Munzur Dağları, 1500 m, 28 May 1979, Ş. Yıldırımlı 1651 ( HUB); Erzurum: İspir-Pazar, 500 m from İspir, 1000 m, 10 May 2013, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2347 ( GAZI); Hatay:Antakya, Petrus Kilisesi, rocky slopes, 100‒200 m, 06 April 1985, F. Sorger 85‒34‒27 ( WU); Antakya, Şenköy-Yayladağ, 6‒7 km from Şenköy, rocky, 912 m, 19 April 2013, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2336 ( GAZI); İskenderun, Amanos Mountain, Soğukoluk, 24 May 1966, Y. Akman 3289 ( ANK); Isparta: Şarkıkaraağaç, Kızıldağ Milli Parkı, E of Kıyakdede Mountain, 1150 m, 11 May 1995, B. Mutlu 1332 ( HUB); Kahramanmaraş: Göksun, Çardak, S of Kandil Mountain, 1500‒1800 m, 12 June 1978 B.Yıldız 2062 ( HUB); Engizek Mountain, around Aksu Mahallesi, fallow field and roadsides, 1000‒1100 m, 25 July 1987, H. Duman 3738 ( GAZI); Engizek Mountain, around Engizek Village, fallow field and roadsides, 1400‒1500 m, 15 June 1987, H. Duman 3331 ( GAZI); Süleymanlı- Berit Mountain, 1500‒1800 m, 18 May 1978, B. Yıldız 1599 ( HUB); Kars: Posof, Ulpar Mountain, 1580‒2730 m, 20 June 1986, Demirkuş 3568 ( HUB); Posof, 1480‒1600 m, 30 May 1986, Demirkuş 3438 ( HUB); Kırıkkale: Delice, Büyükavşar Kasabası, Bağderesi location, Quercus scrub, 1100 m, 04 July 1991, M. Yaman 1059 ( GAZI); Delice, Eski Çerikli Village, 600 m, 18 May 1990, A. A. Dönmez 1788 ( HUB); Keskin-Kayseri, 7 km from Keskin, roadsides, 1000 m, 28 July 2012, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2314 ( GAZI); Kırşehir: Çiçek Mountain, 100. Yıl Parkı, Quercus scrub, steppe, 1200‒1350 m, 03 June 1993, F. A. Karavelioğulları 1155 ( GAZI); Konya: Beyşehir, Üzümlü Dam, 1250 m, 30 May 1998, H. Şağban 2307 ( HUB); Sedişehir-Bozkır, Tınaztepe Tesisleri, under and in clearings Pinus nigra forest, 1751 m, 14 July 2011, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2268 ( GAZI); Meram, 8 km SW of Konya, mountain steppe, 1300 m, 12 June 1966, F. Sorger 66‒41‒65 ( WU); Malatya: Akçadağ, 3 km to Yalınkaya Village, rocky slopes, 1402 m, 28 July 2012, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2313 ( GAZI); around Sürgü Dam, Pinus brutia plantation area, 1500 m. 30 April 1989, E. Aktoklu 1313 et al. ( EGE 33006, GAZI); Sürgü, Kurucaova Village- Tocak Mountain, steppe, 1500‒1750 m, 29 April 1989, E. Aktoklu 1271 et al. ( GAZI); Mardin: Savur, calcareous rocky slopes, ca. 900 m, 24 May 1957, Davis & Hedge 28553 ( K); Mersin: Anamur, Anamur-Kazancı, Kızılalan location, 1400 m, 24 June 1984, H. Sümbül 3125 ( HUB); Arbutus and Pinus brutia forest, ca. 100 m, 07 June 1966, F. Sorger 66‒29‒6 ( WU); Nevşehir: 8 km S of Ürgüp, fallow fields, steppe, 1200 m, 01 June 1964, F. Sorger 64‒3 ( WU); 5 km to Derinkuyu, roadsides, 1370 m, 24 May 2014, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2514 ( GAZI); Ortahisar, volcanic tuff, slopes, 1200 m, 20 May 1989, M. Vural 4856 et al. ( GAZI); Ortahisar, 1200 m, 23 May 1989, M. Vural 4856 et al. ( HUB); Avanos, side of Kızılırmak, 28 May 1978, Ş. Yıldırımlı 1046 ( HUB); Niğde: Hasan Mountain, Taşpınar, ca. 1000‒1500 m, 15 June 1952, P. H. Davis & R. Çetik 18901 ( ANK, B); Çamardı‒Merkez, 25 June 2004 ( ISTE 81575); Sivas: 14 km NW of Divriği, roadsides, 1200 m, 30 June 1970, F. Sorger 70‒25‒3 ( WU); Şanlıurfa: Şanlıurfa-Hilvan, roadsides, 736 m, 18 April 2013, M. E. Uzunhisarcıklı 2328 ( GAZI); Akçakale, Harran, Telliçine Village, Karao Mezrası, 450‒550 m, 17 April 1980, A. Güner 2253 ( HUB).

Flowering time: —April–July.

Habitat: —Rocky slopes, Artemisia and Astragalus steppe, roadsides, fallow fields, Quercus scrub, slopes, under and in clearings Picea orientalis and Pinus sylvestris forest, steppe, calcareous rocky, volcanic slopes. 1‒2000 m elevation.

Distribution: —Irano-Turanian element.