Phyteuma scheuchzeri, All.

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16. P. scheuchzeri All. , Auct. Syn. Stirp. Horti Taur. 11 (1773).

Stem 12-45 cm, erect or decumbent, glabrous. Basal leaves usually present at anthesis, linear- to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, deeply cordate to cuneate, long-petiolate, serrate to crenate; cauline leaves petiolate to sessile, linear-lanceolate to linear, remotely serrate to entire; all leaves thick, usually bluish-green. Inflorescence shortly ovoid to globose. Bracts more or less narrowly linear, one or several of the outer usually much longer than the inflorescence. Corolla deep blue, nearly straight in bud. Stigmas 3. 2л = 26. Rocky slopes. • 5. Alps, N. Appennini. Ga He It Ju.