Onobrychis, 6.12--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Sakran. 19 June 2010. 082 (6).jpg
Native to 63 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into 39 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Australasia, Northern America, and Southern America; extinct in Ethiopia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Iraq, Kurdistan, Erbil Prov. (Cham i Sakran)
36.594944, 44.908917
Location Remarks
Choman Distr. Vicinity of Shakh-i Sakran. Sakri Sakran, c. 40 km north of Raniya and Dukan Lake (as the crow flies), along a dirt road connecting Raniya through Sakran Village Resort, ultimately to Hwy 3. 1496 m elev.
Collectors
Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Christopher Davidson, Barbara Ertter, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Roadside vegetation in diffuse Quercus woodland.
Location
Iraq, Kurdistan, Sulaimani Prov. (Khewata, Jisr Khiwata)
35.761028, 45.47
Location Remarks
North of Sulaimani on highway to Zaynal and Mawat, c. 2 km south of Suraqalat. Banks of Aw-e Shiler River near a bridge (and remnants of a pervious bridge blown up by Hussein troops). 830 m elev.
Collectors
Anthony G. Miller, Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Christopher Davidson, Barbara Ertter, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Sparse steppe vegetation, some oaks in protected ravines.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Onobrychis
Authorship
Mill.
