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Arabis caucasica Willd.

Protologue Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl. 45. 1814 [Jul-Dec 1814]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Arabis caucasica--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 133.jpg

Arabis caucasica--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 133.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 134.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 131.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 132.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 129.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 130.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (43).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (43).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (50).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (50).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (57).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (57).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (39).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (39).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (55).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (55).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (48).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (48).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (51).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (51).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (35).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (35).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (46).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (46).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (52).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (52).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (36).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (36).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (47).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (47).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (56).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (56).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (45).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (45).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (40).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (40).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (33).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (34).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (37).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (37).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (38).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (38).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (42).JPG

Arabis caucasica--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 25 May 2013. DSC05267 (42).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Yemen; introduced into Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Canary Is., Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, Madeira, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, Norway, Ontario, Québec, Sweden, Switzerland, West Himalaya, Yukon (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 25, 2013

Location

Iraq, Kurdistan, Sulaimani Governorate

35.778472, 45.243639

Location Remarks

Shakh-i Pira Magrun, NW-SE trending anticline exposing mosly dolomitic limestone. Randu Gaura. Upslope from Merga Pan, then 1.3-1.8 km SW into a narrow canyon with persisting snowbank. 1356-1445 m elev.

Collectors

S. Salih, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Diffuse woodland of coppiced Quercus and grassland/pasture land. Crevices between large boulders, by a small snowmelt stream.

No collection number

May 1, 2005

Location

France (Le Jardin Botanique du Montet)

Location Remarks

100 rue du Jardin Botanique, Nancy

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Brassicaceae

Genus

Arabis

Specific Epithet

caucasica

Authorship

Willd.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#298,831 of 335,497

Top 90%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →