Knautia pectinata, Ehrend.

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38. K. pectinata Ehrend. , Österr. Bot. Zeitschr. 109: 336 (1962).

Perennial; stock sympodial, with leaf-rosettes and flowering stems. Stem (10-)15-30(-60) cm, with short lower internodes, retrorsely hirsute, puberulent; peduncles eglandular. Leaves somewhat coriaceous, uniformly pubescent, pectinate-pinnate, with (10—)12—16(—22) lanceolate, acute, entire or subdentate lateral lobes (2-5-)3-2-5(-6) mm wide, and a slightly broader terminal lobe. Capitula 2-3 cm in diameter. Calyx cupuliform, (7-)9-to 12(-15)-dentate. Corolla lilac. 2« = 20. Stony limestone slopes. • N.W. Jugoslavia (W. slopes of Velebiť). Ju.