Teucrium polium, A. G. Miller 118.A21--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 404 (9).jpg
Native to Algeria, Corse, France, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia; introduced into Czechia-Slovakia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
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
Steep-sloped canyon with a few coppiced oaks c. 1.2 km from the Sulaimani-Bargalu highway and 5.5 km NW of Merga Pan village. Prostrate branches radiating from central root.
Location
Georgia, Kakheti, Dedoplistskaro
41.223389, 46.353333
Location Remarks
East of Kasritstskali village, landmark Abazanebis khevi. Vashlovani Protected Area. Pantishara Gorge. 294 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Niko Lachashvili, Shalva Sikharulidze, David Kikodze, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Dry stony river bed. Sparse shrubby vegetation with numbers of perennials on channel banks. Taprooted perennial 2 dm.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Teucrium
Specific Epithet
polium
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
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
#272,419 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
10%
