A. vulneraria L., Sp. PL 719 (1753).
  Annual, biennial or perennial. Lowermost leaves reduced to a terminal leaflet, or imparipinnate with the terminal leaflet much larger than the lateral leaflets; upper leaves imparipinnate, the terminal leaflet ± equalling the lateral leaflets, or much larger. Heads many-flowered, each head subtended by 2 palmatisect bracts of which the outer is larger and more deeply divided than the inner. Calyx ± inflated at anthesis, constricted at the apex, with 5 unequal teeth, the mouth oblique. Corolla yellow, red, purple, orange, whitish or parti-coloured. Legume l(-2)-seeded, when 2-seeded never constricted between the seeds.
  A very polymorphic species, distributed throughout Europe, N. Africa and Caucasia, extending south to Abyssinia. It may be divided into about 30 sub-species, of which 6 occur in Turkey:
1. Stem hirsute-shaggy over its whole length subsp. hispidissima
1. Stem adpressed-sericeous, at least in the upper part
   2. Calyx (11-)12-14 x 4-5 mm, indumentum sericeous, usually very even and shining subsp. praepropera
   2. Calyx 5-10(-ll) x 2-3.5(-4.5) mm, indumentum sub-spreading, often villous, not even and shining
     3. Outer bracts divided to ½ or less of their total length; leaflets oblanceolate, forward-pointing subsp. variegata
     3. Outer bracts divided to more than ½ of their total length; leaflets ± narrowly elliptic, not forward-pointing
        4. Calyx 5-9 mm; plants ± prostrate or decumbent subsp. pulchella
        4. Calyx 9-10(-ll) mm: plants ± erect
            5. Leaves evenly distributed along the stem; calyx concolorous subsp. polyphylla
            5. Leaves confined to the lower part of the stem; calyx with a red tip subsp. boissieri
subsp. praepropera (Kerner) Bornm. in Bot. Jahrb. 59:483 (1925). Syn: A. dillenii var. praepropera Kerner, Sched. F1. Austro.-Hung. 433 (1882); A. vulneraria var. spruneri Boiss., F1. Or. 2:158 (1872); A. spruneri (Boiss.) Beck in Ann. Nat. Hofmus. Wien 11:62 (1896).
Stems 10-35 cm, ascending or erect, hirsute below; lowest leaves usually reduced to a terminal leaflet; uppermost leaves equifoliolate with 7-13 leaflets; calyx purple-tipped, indumentum very evenly adpressed-sericeous, shining; corolla red to purplish. Fl. 5. Rocky slopes, and forest, nr. s.l.-420 m.
  N.W. Turkey, W. Anatolia, Islands. A1(A) Çanakkale: Erenköy, Sint. 1883: 160,160b! A2(E) Istanbul: Halkalı Kuyu, 11 vi 1950, Attila! Bl Manisa: Kemalpaşa, Karabel, Alava 4750! C1 Aydin: Samsun Da., 40 km from Davutlar, 420 m, Dudley, D. 34955! C2 Muğla: Muğla, 1946, Heilbronn! Is: Lesvos, Cand.; Khios, Mt. Pellineos, Orphanides; Ikaria, Ag. Kirykos, Rech. 4358; Samos, Zoodochus Pigi, Rech. 3722; Fournoi, Rech. 4614; Aykathonisi, Gathorne-Hardy 200! Kalimnos, Fors.-Maj. 829; Rodhos, Mt. Attairo, Rech. 7368.
  S. Europe, from Balearic Is. to Greece, Cyprus, W. Syria. Medit. element.