Prunus argentea (Lam.) Rehder belongs to the Rosaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Not collected

June 12, 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

Southwest slope, with talus of large and small boulder. Diffuse woodland of coppiced oaks.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Prunus

Specific Epithet

argentea

Authorship

(Lam.) Rehder

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.8

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#82,931 of 335,497

Top 25%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →