Alisma lanceolatum, A. G. Miller 2.23--Iraq. Kurdistan. Zaynal, NW of Mawat. 16 June 2010. 074 (21).jpg
Native to 66 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into California, Chile Central, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Oregon, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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
Riparian vegetation on gravel bars and the river bank.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Alismataceae
Genus
Alisma
Specific Epithet
lanceolatum
Authorship
With.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#276,911 of 335,497
Top 83%
Extinction probability
5%
