Onosma sericeum, A. G. Miller 118.A23--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 393 (2).jpg
Onosma sericeum, A. G. Miller 118.A23--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 393 (6).jpg
Onosma sericeum, A. G. Miller 118.A23--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 393 (4).jpg
Onosma sericeum, A. G. Miller 118.A23--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 393 (5).jpg
Onosma sericeum, A. G. Miller 118.A23--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 393 (7).jpg
Onosma sericeum, A. G. Miller 118.A23--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 393 (3).jpg
Onosma sericeum, A. G. Miller 118.A23--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 393 (1).jpg
Native to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Türkiye (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Boraginales
Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Onosma
Specific Epithet
sericea
Authorship
Willd.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#168,395 of 335,497
Top 51%
Extinction probability
10%
