Noccaea tatianae ( Bordzilowski 1931: 114 ) Meyer (1973: 465)

Özgişi, Kurtuluş, Özüdoğru, Bariş & Ocak, Atila, 2018, Contributions to Turkish Flora: Taxonomic and distributional notes on the poorly known Noccaea (Brassicaceae) species, Phytotaxa 346 (3), pp. 247-257 : 249

Noccaea tatianae ( Bordzilowski 1931: 114) Meyer (1973: 465) .

Basionym: Thlaspi tatianae Bordzilowski (1931: 114) . Syntypes:— Armenia. Distr. Lori-Bambak. In prato subalpino in decliviis montis Majmekh in alt. c. 7000 ped. Supra mare. 14 August

1926, leg. Bordzilovski. Distr. Nor- Bajazet. In ora orientali lacus Gokczae (Sevan), Gjunej dicta, prope Babadzhan-dara in prato silvatico in faucibus Tarssa in alt. 6800–7200 p.s.m., 6 July 1928, leg. Schelkovnikov& Kara-Muzra. (LE photo!).

Glabrous, glaucous, perennial herbs, 29–35 cm tall, stem solitary, simple, and leafy. Basal leaves entire or somewhat toothed, ovate or oblong-ovate, obtuse, attenuate into petiole, 10–30 × 4–9 mm. Cauline leaves entire, auriculateamplexicaul with short ovate to obtuse auricles; elongate-ovate or elliptic-ovate, glaucescent, 7–40 × 5–17 mm, rather obtuse at apex, sessile. Racemes rather dense, 2–16 cm long, 20–100-flowered, elongated in fruit. Fruiting pedicels horizontal, lower 5.5–8 mm, upper 3–5 mm. Sepals white-margined, 2 mm. Petals white, obovate, 4 × 2.5 mm. Filaments 0.2–0.4 × 0.15–0.2 mm, anthers ovate, 0.45–0.55, yellow. Fruits narrowly winged, oblong, lower ones 8.5–9 mm, upper ones 6–7 × 3–4 mm, cuneate at base, emarginate at apex; apical sinus narrow, deep, ovate or suborbicular; wings narrow, forming ± obtuse lobes at apex, subincurved at notch, style short, 0.2–0,4 mm, 1/2–1/3× sinus. Seeds ovate, tuberculate, orange to reddish, 7–9 per locule, 1.55 × 1 mm.

Habitat: Marshy mountain meadows

Altitude: 1900–2300 m.

Flowering and fruiting time: May–June.

General distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey.

Examined Specimens: Armenia / Gegharkunik, flora Sevanensis (Circ. lac. Gokca). Rip. Gunei, prope Babadjan dara, in faucibus Tarssa, 6800–7200, in prato silvatico, Schelkovnikov & Kara-Murza, 1928 (Syntype: ERE photo!). Turkey. A7 Bayburt – Erzurum: Kop Pass, alpine marshy meadows, 2440 m, 20 July 2015. Özüdoğru 3698 & Özgişi ( HUB!). A9 Kars: Kağızman , above Yankıpınar Village , alpine marshy meadows, 2050 m, 21 July 2015. Özüdoğru 3703 & Özgişi ( HUB!) ; B7 Erzincan: between Erzincan-Gümüşhane, 22. Km, Ahmediye Pass, alpine marshy meadows, 2100 m, 18 July 2015. Özüdoğru 3681 & Özgişi ( HUB!). Çayırlı road, Kovalık Pass, alpine marshy meadows, 2380 m, 12 June 2016. Özüdoğru 4501 & Özgişi ( HUB!). B9 Van: Gürpınar, Güzeldere geçidi, geçitten Başkale’ye doğru inerken sağ yamaçlar, Nemli çayırlar, 11 June 2015, 2495 m, 38 09 57 K, 43 57 47 D, Fırat 32526 (Herb. M.Fırat!, HUB!) .