Asteraceae
Cousinia

Cousinia odontolepis DC.

First published in Prodr. 6: 556 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & NE. Iraq. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae.Kew Publishing

Type
Iraq, in deserto Assyriae, 1837, Aucher-Eloy 3496 (G-DC!, lecto5.; P!, K!, isolecto., designated by Mehregan in Willdenowia 38: 312 (2008);
Morphology General Habit
Plant up to 50 cm high, densely arachnoid-tomentose, tomentose or ± glabrescent Very variable
Morphology Stem
Stems branched from the base or higher
Morphology Leaves
Leaves leathery to herbaceous, tomentose on both sides, or tomentose beneath and glabrescent above; basal leaves up to 25 × 10 cm including spines, usually lyrate, sometimes lanceolate or oblanceolate, dentate to deeply pinnatisect or pinnatipartite, with spiny-dentate lobes; stem leaves sessile, gradually smaller and less divided towards the apex, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, spiny-lobed, cuneate at base, decurrent to form winged stems Uppermost leaves not enclosing the involucre
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula 2.5–7 cm broad with appendages, usually arachnoid-tomentose or ± glabrescent; phyllaries 50–120; middle ones recurved, ± spreading, spreading-incurved, appressed-incurved or -erect or imbricate, their free part usually abruptly expanded above into a usually keeled, concave or flat, rhomboid, deltoid, rhomboid- or deltoid-lanceolate or lanceolate appendage; appendage 10–30 mm long, 4–10 mm broad, attenuate into a long spine at apex, arachnoid-tomentose, tomentose or glabrescent, with 2–4(–6) spines on both sides
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
Receptacular bristles usually rough
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers (20–)40–120; corolla purple, reddish-pink or flavescent, 18–30 mm long; anthers concolorous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes 4–5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Phyllaries
Phyllaries usually sparsely arachnoid-tomentose or glabrescent, with tightly imbricate, appressed-incurved, ± spreading, spreading-erect, recurved or inflated-incurved appendages.
Distribution
Endemic to the mountains of N and NE Iraq: provinces Mosul and Sulaymaniyah
Ecology
Mountains of N and NE Iraq, on stony slopes and in oak forests; alt. 800–1400 m;
Phenology
flowering (May-) Jun.- Aug.
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Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0