Phelipanche nana (Rchb. f.) Soják (1972: 130)

Piwowarczyk, Renata, Pedraja, Óscar Sánchez, Moral, Gonzalo Moreno, Fayvush, George, Zakaryan, Narine, Kartashyan, Nune & Aleksanyan, Alla, 2019, Holoparasitic Orobanchaceae (Cistanche, Diphelypaea, Orobanche, Phelipanche) in Armenia: distribution, habitats, host range and taxonomic problems, Phytotaxa 386 (1), pp. 1-106 : 45

14. Phelipanche nana (Rchb. f.) Soják (1972: 130) . Type:— CROATIA (lectotype designated by Jeanmonod, 2007: 195):—Fiume [Rijeka], 1842, Noë no. 1352 (G-00001468!; isolectotype: G-00074293!). Basionym:— Phelypaea nana Reichenbach f. (1862: 88) . Homotypic synonyms:— Orobanche nana (Rchb. f.) Beck (1890: 91) ; O. ramosa subsp. nana (Rchb. f.) Coutinho (1913: 566) ; Phelypaea ramosa var. simplex Visiani (1847: 180) ; P. mutelii var. nana Reut. in Candolle (1847: 9), nom. superfl. illeg. ( Jeanmonod 2007: 195); Phelipanche mutelii var. nana (Reut.) Uhlich & Rätzel in Uhlich (2015: 82), nom. illeg. ( Turland et al. 2018: Art. 6.10). Misapplied names:— Phelipanche oxyloba auct. (saltem p.p.), non Phelypaea oxyloba Reut. in Candolle (1847: 9); Phelipanche mutelii auct. (saltem p.p.), non Orobanche mutelii F.W. Schultz in Mutel (1835: 353). Fig. 11G .

Distribution: —Scattered localities mainly in southern and southeastern parts (Vayots Dzor, Syunik provinces), rarely in northern and western (Tavush and Aragatsotn provinces) ( Fig. 31).

General distribution: —Mediterranean Basin, Balkans, Asia Minor, the Caucasus.

Habitat: —Rocky slopes, steppe, roadsides, edges of forests, 1300‒1700 m.

Hosts: —Parasitic only on native plants, here mainly on Caucalis platycarpos L. ( Apiaceae ), Medicago rigidula (L.) All., M. lupulina L. ( Fabaceae ).

Phenology: —Flowering May to June, fruiting June to July.

Conservation status: —Least Concern (LC). The species has rather wide distribution in Armenia (4 floristic regions). Populations usually from a few to 50 shoots.

Notes:—Within the entire range of the species various hosts families are shown, e.g. Asteraceae , Geraniaceae , Fabaceae , Oxalidaceae and Apiaceae .

Specimens examined:— ARMENIA. Aragatsotn prov.: Aghdzq [Aghtsk], 17 May 2012, phot. V. Martirosyan; Syunik prov.: Kapan distr., N of Verin Vachagan, roadside, on Caucalis , 18 June 2017, R. Piwowarczyk (ERCB, KTC); S of Shaki, road to Shaki waterfall, roadside, slope, 39°32’53”N, 45°59’45”E, 1625 m, 30 May 2016, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC); S of Bardzravan, rocky slope, on Medicago , rarely on Caucalis , 39°23’27,5”N, 46°19’52”E, 1610 m, 2 June 2016, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC); E of Lichk, in direction to Meghri, slopes on the roadside, on Medicago , 39°03’19”N, 46°11’11”E, 1775 m, 3 June 2016, R. Piwowarczyk (ERCB, KTC); Tavush prov.: W part of Dilijan, road to Juhgtnavank (Jukhtakvank) church, edges of forest, roadsides, on Medicago and Caucalis , 40°44’59”N, 44°48’33”E, 1390 m, 9 June 2016, R. Piwowarczyk (ERCB, KTC); Vayots Dzor prov.: S of Herher, SW slope of Herher reservoir, on Medicago , 39°42’22,7”N, 45°32’19,5”E, 1480 m, 28 May 2016, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC); W of Hermon, dry, rocky slopes, on Medicago / Alyssum , 39°52’31,9”N, 45°25’09,7”E, 1690 m, 28 May 2016, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC).

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FIGURE 11. General habit of: A. Phelipanche caesia, B. P. zangezuri, C. P. hajastanica, D. P. purpurea, E. P. heldreichii, F. P. arenaria, G. P. nana, H. P. sevanensis, I. P. ramosa. Photos by Renata Piwowarczyk.