Rhinanthus rumelicus Vel.

2879 (5). R. rumelicus Vel., Sitzungsb. Bohm. Ges. Wiss. (1887) 455; Fl. Bulg. (1891) 433; §oo et Webb, Fl. Eur. Ill (1972) 278\ Alectorolophus rumelicus (Vel.) Borb., Deutsche Bot. Monatschr. (1901) 145; Hayek, Prodr. Fl. Penins. Bale. II (1931) 184 — Румелийска клопачка 

Fam:   Scrophulariaceae Juss.
Genus:   Rhinanthus L.
Species: Rhinanthus rumelicus Vel.
English Name:   x   x   x

Description:

Annual plant. Stem 15 - 60 cm high with slightly elongated internodes, upright, simple or branched, green, often with longitudinal black lines, in the upper part dense to distraught glandular fibrous. The leaves are lance, protruding lance to ovoid, 10 - 30mm long and 5 - 15mm wide, dull, jagged, green; Intercalar leaves 1 - 2 pairs or missing. The inflorescence begins at the V-X knot. The bracts are glandular fibrous, triangular ovoid with a pointed tip, at the end with short, broadly lance, almost identical teeth. The calyx densely scattered to the glandular fibrous; the hairs are retained on ripening of the fruit. Crown of 20 mm long, yellow; the gum tube slightly curved with a closed mouth; upper lip 1.5 - 2.5 mm long 2 - 3 times longer than wide, horizontally splayed, violet teeth; the lower lip shorter than the top and close to it. The box is 8 - 10 mm long, ovate rounded. Seeds with a 1 mm wide wingspan.

Volatility 1   The leaves 10 - 15 mm wide, shorter than the internodes; no intercalar leaves or only one pair ............. subsp. rumelicus; Alectorolophus rumelicus subsp. rumelicus (Vel.) Maly, Glassnik XXXI (1919) 62. Widespread. Spring ecotype. 1* Leaves 3 - 10 mm wide, longer than the internodes; Intercalar leaves 2 - 5 pairs …..............................................................................…………. 2 2   Inflorescence begins from X - XV knot subsp. simonkaianus Soó, Feddes Repert. XXVI (1929) 197. Distributed. Summer ecotype. 2* Inflorescence begins at VII - X knot ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 3   Stem with more than 5 pairs of branches ............ subsp. abbreviatus (Murb.) Maly, 1. c .; R. major var. abbreviatus Murb., Lunds Univ. Arsskr. XXVII 5, (1892) 72; Fistularia abbreviata (Murb.) D. Jord., Ann. Sof. Univ. Black Sea coast (Varna), Thracian lowland (Plovdiv). Autumn ecotype. 3* Stem with 1 - 2 pairs of short branches ............ .. subsp. sagorskii (Seml.) Maly, 1st c .; Soó, op. c. (1929) 207; Alectorolophus sagorskii Semi., Allgem. Bot. Zeitschr. XIV (1908) 118. Middle Stara Planina, Pirin, Slavyanka, Western Rhodopes mountains. Mountain ecotype. T ipus. Rhinanthus rumelicus Vel., Prope Sliven. Detexit amic. Šcorpion. Junio, 1886. (PRC - n.v.)

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Rhinanthus rumelicus Velen. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Rhinanthus (family Orobanchaceae).
The record derives from WCSP (in review) (data supplied on 2012-03-23) which reports it as an accepted name with original publication details: Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 1887: 455 1887.
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: http://ipni.org/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:808834-1.
From “The Plant List” - www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2527999

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Flowering Time: Blooms: V - VI, fruitfull: VII - VIII.

References: „Флора на Република България”, том Х, БАН, София, (1995), “The Plant List” - www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2527999

Distribution in Bulgaria: Grow on dry grassy places in lowlands and mountains. Distributed from sea level up to 1,200 m altitude. (Conspectus of the Bulgarian Vascular Flora) = conspectus&gs_l= Zlc.

Distribution: Central Europe (Eastern), Balkan Peninsula (West) and South-West Asia (Asia Minor).

Conservation status and threats: not protected species in Bulgaria by the Biodiversity Law. - Biological Diversity Act -    http://eea.government.bg/bg/legislation/biodiversity/zbran_22.08.15.pdf

Medical plant: it is not - Medicinal Plants Act - http://eea.government.bg/bg/legislation/biodiversity/ZLR_en.pdf

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