Native to 49 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
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
Diffuse oak woodland and grassland.
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. Pendant from limestone crevices.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Boraginales
Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Onosma
Authorship
L.