Aubrieta deltoidea, (L.) DC.

1. A. deltoidea (L.) DC. , Reg. Veg. Syst. Nat. 2: 294 (1821).

Variable in habit from caespitose to straggling. Leaves linearspathulate to obovate-cuneate or rhombic, entire or with 1-3 pairs of teeth. Sepals 6-10 mm; petals 12-28 mm, reddish-purple to violet, rarely white. Siliqua 6-16(-22) x 2-5-4-5 mm, 2—5(—7) times as long as wide, with long unbranched and stellate hairs; style 4-8 mm. S. Greece, Aegean region; Sicilia; naturalized in S. & W. Europe. Cr G r?Ju Si [Br G a Ho Hs]. A variable species with a number of geographical varieties which may merit subspecific rank. The more distinct of these may be recognized as follows: 1 Siliqua 20-22 x 3 mm (E.C. Greece) var. cithaeronea Mattf.

1 Siliqua not more than 16 mm

2 Plant usually straggling or laxly caespitose; leaves with 1-3 pairs of teeth; petals 15-28 mm; siliqua with numerous unbranched hairs (Greece, Kriti) var. deltoidea

2 Plant usually ±densely caespitose; leaves usually entire; petals 12—18 mm; siliqua with few unbranched hairs

3 Leaves oblong-obovate; petals 15-18 mm; siliqua 8-12x 3^4-5 mm (N. Sicilia) var. sicula Strobl

3 Leaves linear-spathulate; petals 12-15 mm; siliqua 6-8 x 3-3-5 mm (Kefallinia, Karpathos) var. microphylla Boiss.