Ruta thesioidesFisch. ex DC. (= Haplophyllum thesioides (Fisch. ex DC.) G. Don) Kır Sedefotu (in Turkish)

Ruta thesioidesFisch. ex DC. (= Haplophyllum thesioides (Fisch. ex DC.) G. Don) - Kır Sedefotu (in Turkish)

Scientific Description:

Very similar in general appearance to Ruta suaveolens DC. (= Haplophyllum suaveolens (DC.) G. Don), differing chiefly in the broad, flat, apical tubercle of the young ovary segments, and the usually suborbicular and distinctly erose-denticulate sepals.

Flowering time: May−June.

Habitat: Steppe, clay turf and fallow fields, 300−1400 m.

Reference:

Townsend CC (1967). Haplophyllum thesioides (Fisch. ex DC.) G. Don, In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2: 499.

Public Description:

Ruta thesioides, known as “kır sedefotu” in Turkish, is native to Türkiye, South Russia and Crimea. It is a perennial plants with yellow flowers. It blooms May and June, and is found in steppe, clay turf and fallow fields.

References:

Anonymous (2017). http://yabanicicek.com/haplophyllum-thesioides-ek-bilgi.php,Accessed date: 25.08.2017.

Tugay O (2012). Ruta 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. 835–836.