Ballota aucheri Boiss. belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Ballota aucheri, A. G. Miller 126.5--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 10 June 2010. 092 (11).jpg
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Ballota
Specific Epithet
aucheri
Authorship
Boiss.
6/10/2010
Location
Iraq, Kurdistan, Sulaimani
35.773028, 45.238889
Location Remarks
Shakh-i Pira Magrun. NW-SE trending anticline with much exposed dolomitic limestone. Rocky trail c. 1.4 km upslope from Zewe oasis (as the crow flies), north of Zewe village. 1600-2100 m elev.
Collectors
Anthony G. Miller, Christopher Davidson, Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Barbara Ertter, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Northeast slope, top of the allivial slope below steep dolomite slabs of the anticline. Diffuse woodland of coppiced oaks. Perennial from a caudex, 0.3-0.5 m; shade of Quercus.
