Globularia trichosanthaFisch. & C.A.Mey. subsp. trichosantha - Globe Daisy
Scientific Description:
Perennial with branched woody stock producing wiry epigeal stolons. Stems ascending, 5–15 cm at anthesis, to 35 cm in fruit. Basal leaves forming rosettes, to 25 × 8 cm, obovate to elliptic, obtuse to emarginate, attenuate into petiole; cauline to 12 × 3 mm, linear to narrowly elliptic, sessile. Capitulum terminal, 10–20 mm diam.; involucral bracts lanceolate. Calyx divided to c. 0.7, lobes narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, ± erect. Lower lip of corolla divided to c. 0.7 into 3 linear segments, upper divided almost to throat of tube into 2 linear segments.
Flowering time: April–July.
Habitat: Rocky and grassy slopes, forest clearings, on limestone, serpentine and volcanic rocks, steppe, 200–2470 m.
Reference:
Edmondson JR (1982). Globularia trichosantha Fisch. & Mey., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 7: 29.
Public Description:
Globularia trichosantha, common name “globe daisy”, is naturally grows in Balkans, Crimea, Caucasia, Northern Iraq, Northwestern Iran. The globe daisy is a low growing wildflower that blooms in late spring with lots of ball shaped blue flowers sprouting from a mat of evergreen foliage. It is a drought tolerant perennial plant. It is found in rocky and grassy slopes, forest clearings, on limestone, serpentine and volcanic rocks and steppe.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globularia_trichosantha /, Accessed date: 13.02.2016.
Anonymous 2 (2017). http://www.highcountrygardens.com/perennial-plants/unique-plants/globularia-trichosantha, Accessed date: 04.05.2017.
Ekim T (2012). Globularia L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 672.