Native to Iran, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Türkiye (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 stepp-shrubland, impacted by animal grazing.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Desmodium
Specific Epithet
cinereum
Authorship
(Kunth) DC.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#291,167 of 335,497
Top 87%
Extinction probability
5%