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Xeranthemum annuum L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 857. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (6).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (11).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (4).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (1).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (2).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (9).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (3).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (7).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (13).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (5).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (15).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (15).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (12).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (8).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (14).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (10).jpg

Xerathemum annuum, A. G. Miller 118.3--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magun. 9 June 2010. 089 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Albania, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Romania, South European Russia, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine; introduced into Austria, Germany, Kirgizstan, Montana, Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

A. G. Miller 118.3

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..

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Xeranthemum

Specific Epithet

annuum

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.0

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

0.2

Global rank

#198,871 of 335,497

Top 60%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →