North of Sulaimani on highway to Zaynal and Mawat, c. 2 km south of Suraqalat. Banks of Aw-e Shiler River near a bridge (and remnants of a pervious bridge blown up by Hussein troops). 830 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Riparian vegetation on gravel bars and the river bank. Infecting Xanthium.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Convolvulaceae

Genus

Cuscuta

Authorship

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

No collection number

July 11, 2004

Location

Kenya (Nairobi Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Part of the National Museums of Kenya, Museum Hill Rd. and Kipande Rd., Nairobe.

Collectors

No collectors specified

A. G. Miller 2.3

June 16, 2010

Location

Iraq, Kurdistan, Sulaimani Prov.

35.761028, 45.470000

Location Remarks

North of Sulaimani on highway to Zaynal and Mawat, c. 2 km south of Suraqalat. Banks of Aw-e Shiler River near a bridge (and remnants of a pervious bridge blown up by Hussein troops). 830 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Riparian vegetation on gravel bars and the river bank. Infecting Xanthium.