Zosima orientalis, Davidson, C 12429--Georgia (Caucasus). Rustavi Village. 5 Jun 2014. DSC07073 (166).JPG
Native to Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Georgia, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Aspindza
41.616389, 43.1105
Location Remarks
East of Akhaltsikhe, and ca. 4 km east of Rustavi village, on highway A306. 1035 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kikodze, Shalva Sikharulidze, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hillside steppe-grassland impacted by animal grazing.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Zosima
Specific Epithet
absinthiifolia
Authorship
(Vent.) Link
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#306,861 of 335,497
Top 92%
Extinction probability
10%
