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macrolepis

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Cousinia macrolepis Boiss. & Hausskn.

Protologue Fl. Orient. 3: 505. 1875 [Sep-Oct 1875]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted threatened
Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 124.2--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 10 June 2010. 019 (11).jpg

Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 124.2--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 10 June 2010. 019 (11).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (14).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (21).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (12).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (20).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (16).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (19).jpg

Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (19).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (13).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (10).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (11).jpg

Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (11).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (18).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (8).jpg

Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (15).jpg

Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (15).jpg

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Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (9).jpg

Cousinia macrolepis, A. G. Miller 118.1--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 034 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Endemic to Iraq (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

A. G. Miller 118.1

June 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

Anthony G. Miller, Christopher Davidson, Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Barbara Ertter, Sharon 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. Open places in the oak woodland..

A. G. Miller 124.2

June 10, 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

Anthony G. Miller, Christopher Davidson, Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Barbara Ertter, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Northeast slope, top of the allivial slope below steep dolomite slabs of the anticline. Diffuse woodland of coppiced oaks.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Cousinia

Specific Epithet

macrolepis

Authorship

Boiss. & Hausskn.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#154,435 of 335,497

Top 47%

Extinction probability

33%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →