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

Family

Convolvulaceae

Genus

Cuscuta

No collection number

7/11/2004

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

6/16/2010

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.