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Taxon

Pterocephalus canus Coult.

Protologue Prodr. 4: 653. 1830 [late Sep 1830]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (9).jpg

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (2).jpg

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (4).jpg

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (11).jpg

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (8).jpg

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (3).jpg

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (7).jpg

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (5).jpg

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (10).jpg

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (6).jpg

Pterocephalus canus, A. G. Miller 142.8--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 12 June 2010. 212 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Iran, Iraq, Türkiye (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 142.8

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. Shrub c. 0.75 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Genus

Pterocephalus

Specific Epithet

canus

Authorship

Coult.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.9

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

0.4

Global rank

#118,100 of 335,497

Top 36%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →