Astragalus tawilicus C.C.Towns. belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Astragalus tawillica--Kurdistan. First stop after Tawilla. 22 May 2013. DSC04717 (5).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus
Specific Epithet
tawilicus
Authorship
C.C.Towns.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
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
#282,584 of 335,497
Top 85%
Extinction probability
12%
Location
Iraq, Kurdistan, Halabja Governorate
35.222361, 46.1205
Location Remarks
Hawraman Mtns. Road between Byara and Tawella, c. 1.2 km south of Byara village center, near Byara Mosque, just south of a tight curve in the road toward east-northeast. 1182 m elev.
Collectors
Saman Abdulraman, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Roadside vegetation on a steep roadbank of dirt and gravel.
