Carduus hamulosus--Georgia. Gori Upland, Gareji Steppe. Near salty lake. 9 Jun 05. 189.jpg
Carduus hamulosus--Georgia. Gori Upland, Gareji Steppe. Near salty lake. 9 Jun 05. 188.jpg
Carduus hamulosus--Georgia. Gori Upland, Gareji Steppe. Near salty lake. 9 Jun 05. 182.jpg
Carduus hamulosus--Georgia. Gori Upland, Gareji Steppe. Near salty lake. 9 Jun 05. 184.jpg
Carduus hamulosus--Georgia. Gori Upland, Gareji Steppe. Near salty lake. 9 Jun 05. 185.jpg
Carduus hamulosus--Georgia. Gori Upland, Gareji Steppe. Near salty lake. 9 Jun 05. 190.jpg
Carduus hamulosus--Georgia. Gori Upland, Gareji Steppe. Near salty lake. 9 Jun 05. 186.jpg
Carduus hamulosus--Georgia. Gori Upland, Gareji Steppe. Near salty lake. 9 Jun 05. 183.jpg
Carduus hamulosus--Georgia. Gori Upland, Gareji Steppe. Near salty lake. 9 Jun 05. 187.jpg
Native to Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Krym, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, South European Russia, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Ukraine; introduced into Germany (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Stepantsminda)
42.6625, 44.619722
Location Remarks
Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Carduus
Specific Epithet
hamulosus
Authorship
Ehrh.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#296,658 of 335,497
Top 89%
Extinction probability
11%
