Aspcrula. RUBiACEiE. 29 



breviorem abeuntibus, mericarpiis oblongis glabris vel hirtellis ^. 

 A. glomerata Griseb. Spic. II, p. 166. 



Hab. in collibus aridis et cretaceis saepius montanis ssepe in regionem alpi- 

 nam ascendens.Bithynia ad Modurlu(PestI),Galatia ad Tokat (Wied!),montes 

 Cappadocite (Auch. (373! Bal!), Tauri Cilicici regio alpina (Ky! Brl !), Armenia 

 ad Karput (Noe !), prope Palanteuken (Huetl) et Gumuschkhane (Bourgl), 

 Iberia et ditio Talysch (M.B., G.A.M.! Hohl), Assyria in montibus Sindjar et 

 Pir Omar Gudruii (Haussk I), Persia borealis (Auch. 4(j74!), in jugo Elbrus 

 (Ky. 211 1), prope Schahrud et Teheran (Bgel), circa Persepolin (Ky. 383 !), in 

 Persice australis montibus Kuh Sawers et Kuli Eschker 80 /0' (Haus^kl). 



/3. IMihracteata. — Bractese late ovatse coroila lougiores. — G. hrac- 

 teata Boiss. Uiagn. Ser. I, 3. p. 29. — Asper. squarrosa G. Koch 

 Linn. XXIV, p.461. 



Hab. in argillosis Persiffi borealis (Auch. exs. 4673!) 



y. capitata. — Nana dense cespitosa saepius caudiculosa caudiculis 

 filiformibus nudis caules brevissimos deuse Ibliosos edentibus,folia bre- 

 vissima conferta, spicse ad capitulum terminale ovatinn ex cespite vix 

 exsertum reduct.T, braclefe longius iu unam ovatam trifidam coalitse, 

 corolla purpurascens. — Cruc. capitata Labill. Syr. Dec. I,p. 12, t. 3. 

 — Grucianelta fihrosa Ehrenb. Mss. 



Hab. in lapidosis mobilibus regionis alpinte Libani (Lab ! Ehrenb ! Boiss ! 

 Bl!), Hermonis (Boissl Ky.2U7I), montis Berytdagh Cataoniae 70U0' (Hausskl), 

 alpibus Elamut Persiffi bor. (Auch. '')07G!)etmontiumsupraTeheran(Ky. 2391), 

 montibus Kuh DaenaPersioe austr. (Ky. 669!) et Bachtiaricis (Haussk Ii. 



Species caulibus V^-l-p^sdalibus apice interrupte spiciferis vel brevissimis, 

 floribus capitalis, bractearum forma et magnitudine valde varians, a pra>ce- 

 dentibus bracteis connatis et mericarpiis oblongis distincta. Varietas 7 inter- 

 mediis ad typum U-ansire videtur. 



SECT. III. Grugianelloides. 



6. A. shsrardioides (Jaub. et Sp. Illustr. Or. I, p. 151, tab. 83) 

 annua fere a basi divaricatim ramosa ramis subverticillati.'^, foliis6-8- 

 nis infequaiibus linearibus vel lanceolato-subspathulatis obtusis 

 mucronulatis margine revolulis, floribus terminahbus capituto-fasci- 

 culatis, involucri pliyllis corolla subbrevioribus anguste linearibus 

 rigidulis infcrnerigide ciliai's, coroll<B glabrte tubo tenui limho sexies 

 longiore lobis 5 oblongis in appendicem subulatam attenuatis, mcri- 

 carpiis ovatis glabris ©. Grucianella sherardioides Boiss. Diagn. 

 Ser. I, 3, p. 24. 



Hab. in aridis Per.siro (Auch. 467-5 !), prope Bibersin Persite bor. (Buhse !). 



Planta 4-(j-pollicaris , capitula multillora densa , corolla 6 lineas longa, 

 facies A. Oricntalis. Flores ex cl. J et Sp. coerulei mihi ex sicco lutescentes 

 videntur. 



7. A. Haussknechtii. annua, caule fere a basi dicliotome et 

 divaricatim ramosissimo, foliis senis lineari-lanceolatis utriiuiuc atte- 

 nuatis margine rcvolutis acutis glabris, floribus termiuah'hus capilato- 



