Plants 1-8 dm. Inflorescences, excluding peduncle, 2-3.5 cm; bracteoles equaling or shorter than pedicels. Flowers: pedicel rigidly arcuate-recurved in fruit, ca. 3 mm; corolla 9-14 mm, spur 2-3 mm; outer petals white; inner petals white near base, deep red or dark purple apically. Capsules globose, slightly compressed, 2-2.5 mm diam., smooth or nearly so. 2n = 64.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Waste places, ditches, cultivated fields
Elevation: 0-50 m
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., sw Europe, n Africa.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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