Leaves: Basal leaves on stalks 2–7 cm long; blades oblong or oval, 8–18 × 3–10 cm, blunt, rounded or wedge-shaped at the base, with variably distinct scalloped margins. Stem leaves similar but smaller, scalloped or entire.
الأزهار
Inflorescence & flowers: Loose, spike-like inflorescence, usually simple, occasionally with a few branches. Flowers clustered in groups of four to nine in the bract axils. Bracts oval or lanceolate; flower stalks absent or very short, with lanceolate bracteoles. Calyx 6–9 mm, felted and glandular, with pointed lanceolate lobes. Corolla yellow, 20–30 mm across, without translucent dots, felted outside. Five stamens with centrally attached anthers and purple-violet-haired filaments.
الثمار والبذور
Fruit: Broadly oval to nearly spherical capsule, 6–8 × 5–7 mm, initially felted and becoming hairless.
Syrian distribution: Between Rachaya and Damascus, Kessab and above Kessab.
Recorded locations: Wadi el Salib.
Native range: Lebanon-Syria and Türkiye.
لمحة نباتية
بنية النبات
Life-form & habit: Biennial or perennial, 60–120 cm tall. Lower parts with a rough grey-yellow covering becoming hairless; upper parts glandular. Stems robust, cylindrical, simple or sparingly branched.