Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Acanthus
Specific Epithet
dioscoridis
Authorship
L.
5/21/2013
Location
Iraq, Kurdistan, Erbil Governorate
36.112861, 44.658528
Location Remarks
Koy Sanjaq Distr. Koy Sanjaq highway, c. 7.5 km northeast of Koy Sanjaq village. Near Chnarok Village, Region of Haibat Sultan Mtn. (west of Dukan Lake). 811 m elev.
Collectors
S. Abdulraman, C. Davidson, S. R. Christoph
Notes
Roadside vegetation.
6/9/2010
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
A. G. Miller, C. Davidson, I. Al-Shehbaz, B. Ertter, S. R. Christoph
Notes
Moderate NE slope with coppiced oaks on rocky alluvial soil c. 0.5-0.75 km from the Sulaimani-Bargalu highway and 5.5 km NW of Merga Pan village. Herbaceous, c. 15 cm high, in shade of oaks.