Aubrieta parviflora--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (39).JPG
Native to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye; introduced into Romania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
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
Anthony G. Miller, S. Salih, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Diffuse woodland of coppiced Quercus and grassland/pasture land.
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
Southwest slope, with talus of large and small boulder. Diffuse woodland of coppiced oaks. Crevices in overhanging limestone boulder.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Aubrieta
Specific Epithet
parviflora
Authorship
Boiss.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#212,226 of 335,497
Top 64%
Extinction probability
9%
