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Fig. 26 Anacyclus nigellifolius'. A - habit, B-involucral bract, C - receptacular scale, D - ray 

 floret, E - disc floret (dorsal surface), F - disc floret (anterior surface), G - cypsela, H - anthers. 



Distribution and ecology: Fig. 27. Anacyclus nigellifolius grows on rocky steppes and calcareous 

 mountain slopes, between 1000 and 1500 m. It is restricted to the eastern Mediterranean region, 

 from southern Anatolia and Syria to northern Iraq. 



Collections: 18 collections were examined. 



