Centaurea ochrocephala, SC.1.5--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 14 June 2010. 211 (7).jpg
Centaurea ochrocephala, SC.1.5--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 14 June 2010. 211 (12).jpg
Centaurea ochrocephala, SC.1.5--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 14 June 2010. 211 (11).jpg
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Centaurea ochrocephala, SC.1.5--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 14 June 2010. 211 (9).jpg
Centaurea ochrocephala, SC.1.5--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 14 June 2010. 211 (4).jpg
Centaurea ochrocephala, SC.1.5--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 14 June 2010. 211 (10).jpg
Centaurea ochrocephala, SC.1.5--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 14 June 2010. 211 (5).jpg
Centaurea ochrocephala, SC.1.5--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i Pira Magrun. Zewiya. 14 June 2010. 211 (3).jpg
Native to Iran, Iraq, Türkiye (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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. Soil pockets at the foot of a cliff.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Centaurea
Specific Epithet
ochrocephala
Authorship
Wagenitz
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
0.1
Global rank
#290,994 of 335,497
Top 87%
Extinction probability
12%
