3a. Cyanus cheiranthifolius var. cheiranthifolius

Distribution: — Cyanus cheiranthifolius var. cheiranthifolius is widely distributed in eastern Turkey, Kars, Ağri, Ardahan, Erzurum and Van Provinces (Fig. 2), and also in Azerbaijan and NW Iran.

Selected specimens examined:— TURKEY. A9 Kars: Yağmurlu Da. between Karaurgan and SarikamiŞ, 2350 m, 13 June 1957, Davis & Hedge D29479 (E!); 4 km from Sari-kamis to Karaurgan, 2200 m, 15 July 1966, Davis 46613 (E!). B10 Kars: Küçük Ağri Da. near Serdar Bulak, 2450 m, 20 July 1966, Davis 46915 (E!). B9 Ağri: Ala Da. from Diyadin, Hudavendigar Tepe, 5 July 1967, Albury et al. 3045 (E!). Ardahan: Kisir Dagi group by Lake Cildir, 12 July 1964, Watson 356 (E!); Vallee de Djimil, 8 August 1866, Balansa s.n. (E!). Van: slope of Mt. Ararat, on E side of Akova gorge, 17 August 1969, Hewitt 230 (E!). AZERBAIJAN. Cauc., 1821, Steven s.n. (G-DC!: right hand of the sheet) (syntype of Centaurea montana var. albida). Orient., garden de Paris, 1821, Anon. s.n. (G-DC!: left hand of the sheet!) (syntype of Centaurea montana var. albida). Caucase, alp cauc-orient, 1821, Steven s.n. (G-DC! (G00487648: left hand of the sheet, G00487657: right hand of the sheet) (syntypes of Centaurea montana var. citrina).