Lamiaceae

S. virgata Jacq., Hort. Vindob. 1:14, t. 37(1770). Syn: S. sibthorpii Sibth. & Sm., Fl. Graeca 1:17, t. 22 (1806);S. similata Hausskn. in Mitt. Thür. Bot. Ver. N.F. 11:36 (1897); 5. virgata Jacq. var. densiflora Náb. in Publ. Fac. Sci. Univ. Masaryk Brno 70:52, t. 15 f. 4 (1926);S. virgata Jacq. var. canovelutina Rech. fil. in Ann. Naturh. Mus. Wien 51:420 (1941). Ic: Sibth. & Sm., Fl. Graeca 1: t. 22 (1806), as S. sibthorpii.
Perennial usually coarse herb. Stems erect, (10-)30-100 cm, much branched above or not, indumentum variable, pilose to tomentose, glandular or eglan-dular. Leaves simple, distributed over stem or rarely restricted to basal rosettes, ovate-oblong to broadly ovate, 5-30 x 2-15 cm, eglandular-pilose with numer-ous sessile glands, cordate, rugulose, erose, crenate, serrate to subentire; petiole 1-15 cm. Inflorescence a widely branched panicle with long ± slender second-ary branches; verticillasters 2-6-flowered, distant, rarely condensed. Bracts ovate-acuminate, 4-8 x 3.5-6 mm. Pedicels 1-2.5 mm. Calyx ± tubular cam-panulate, 6-10 mm, to 10-12 mm in fruit with a strongly recurved bisulcate upper lip, glandular or eglandular pilose. Corolla violet-blue to lilac, rarely white, 12-15 mm; tube 7-9 mm, ventricose, not squamulate; upper lip falcate. Stamens B. Nutlets rounded trigonous, ovoid, 2.5 x 2 mm. 2n = 16. Fl. 5-9. Scrub, woodland, meadows, fallow fields, roadsides, etc., s.1.-2300 m.
Described from cultivated material; no type indicated.
Throughout most of Turkey, Islands. A 1(E) Kirklareli: Saray to Vize, A. Baytop (ISTE 13175)! A1(A) Kocaeli: Karamürsel to Yalova, 50 m, Hub.-Mor. 17197! A2(E) Istanbul: Kilyos, Demiriz 260! A2(A) Istanbul: Kayişdağ, W. slopes, Demiriz 3849! A3 Bilecik: 2 km S.W. of Aktaş on road to Kayabeli, 480 m, Buttler & Erben 17991! A4 Kastamonu: Daday to Eflani, 1100 m, Coode & Yalt. (D. 38641)! A5 Sinop: Sinop, 5 m, Tobey 1033! A6 Tokat: Tokat to Artova, 750 m, Hub.-Mor. 13045! A7 Sivas: Suşehri to Zara, 1400 m, D. 32699! A8 Çoruh: above Artvin, 900 m, D. 29748! A9 Kars: Benliah-met to Kağizman, Kötek, 1500 m, D. 46668! Bl Izmir: Izmir to Manisa, N. of Bornova, 70 m, Hub.-Mor. 2506! B2 Kütahya: plain of Simav, 750 m, E. Anglia Exped. C2! B3 Eskişehir: 30 km from Eskişehir to Bursa, 860 m, Simon 69-184. B4 Ankara: Beynam, D. 13020! B5 Kırşehir: nr Kirşehir, Findlay 45! B6 Maraş: Elbistan to Gürün, 1200 m, Stn. & Hend. 5663! B7 Gümüşane: Erzincan to Kelkit, 2100 m, D. 31904! B8 Muş: Muş to Bingöl, 20 km W. of Muş, 1420 m, Hub.-Mor. 10760! B9 Bitlis: Corgih to Bitlis, 2280 m, Tong 212! C1 Aydin: 7 km N. of Kuşadasi, 27 v 1935, Reese! C2 Antalya: Elmali to Avlan G., Khan et al. 166! C3 Isparta: Barla, Khan et al. 349! C4 Konya: Konya to Çumra, Kücük Köy, 980 m, Helbaek 2624! C5 Adana: Kozan to Feke, 300 m, Hub.-Mor. 15318! C6 Hatay: Antakya to Cebeli Kasir, 12 km E. of Antakya, 350 m, Hub.-Mor. 11872! C9 Hakkari: Zap gorge, 3 km below Hakkari, 1400 m, D. 45469! Is: Lesvos, Sigri, Edmondson & McClintock 2643! Khios, Kampochora, Platt 361; Kos, nr Asphendia, Gathorne-Hardy 409b! Rodhos, mt. Smith, Senni.Crimea, Cyprus(?), Balkans, Italy, Caucasia, N. Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, C. Asia. Probably an Ir.-Tur. element, penetrating into Medit. territories. Variable, particularly with regard to degree of branching, leaf shape and margin, and type and density of overall indumentum. Although no definite examples of hybrids with the related S. nemorosa and S. dichroantha have been recorded, it would be surprising if they do not exist in Turkey.