Apocynum venetum

Apocynum venetum

Pembekız

 
Syn: Trachomitum venetum
Much-branched perennial, 40-240 cm, glabrous , with creeping rhizome. Leaves very variable in size and shape, from narrowly ovate and oblong-Ianceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 2-7 cm x 6-25 mm, margin denticulate; petiole 2-6 mm. Inflorescence loose, usually much-branched, many-flowered, rising well above uppermost leaves. Calyx 1·5-2 mm, lobes acute. Corolla pink, 5-7 mm, pubescent; lobes oblong, rounded, 2·5-3·5 x 1·2-1·5 mm. Pollen mostly fertile . Follicles 7-12 cm; seeds 2·5 mm. Fl. 6-8. Maritime sands, river banks, in riverside gravel, s.I.-1800m.
Black Sea coast of Balkans, S. Russia, Transcaucasia, Iran, Cyprus. E. Medit. element.