Asteraceae
Onopordum

Onopordum heteracanthum C.A.Mey.

First published in Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 68 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Iran and Arabian Peninsula. It is a biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Transcaucasus, Türkiye

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • Boissier, Fl. Orient. 3: 563 (1875)
  • Bornmüller in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 60B: 208 (1939)
  • C.A.Mey., Verz. Pfl. Cauc.: 68 (1831)
  • Rechinger, Fl. Iranica 139a: 159 (1979)
  • Taifour & El-Oqlah, Pl. Jordan Ann. Checkl.: 45 (2017).
  • Tamamshyan in Fl. S.S.S.R. 28: 239 (1963)
  • Zohary in Dep. Agr. Iraq Bull. 31: 154 (1950)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Gilliat-Smith, B. [1953] Iran K002001106 Yes
S.coll. [147/1928] Iran K001617057 Yes
Davis, P.H. [9702] Jordan Onopordum canum K002007924 No
Mughair, A.; Nagi, S.; Barkley, F.A. [79] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007919 No
Al-Rawi, A. [20723] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007922 No
Davis, P.H. [4447] Egypt Onopordum canum K002007926 No
{J. P. Mandaville, Jr.} [561] Saudi Arabia Onopordum canum K002007928 No
Alizzi; Husain [34002] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007914 No
Miller, N. [882] Türkiye Onopordum canum K002007930 No
Guest, E.; Knowles, P.; Rawi, A. [25007] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007966 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [11541] Jordan Onopordum canum K002007925 No
Stapf [s.n.] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007916 No
H. A[i]zzi [35128] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007920 No
Wheeler Haines, R. [[w 152]] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007908 No
Rawi, A. [21215] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007915 No
{Omar, S.; Al-Khayat; Al. Kaisi} [52639] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007921 No
Rawi [8673] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007918 No
Rawi, A. [20852] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007913 No
Rawi [31320] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007907 No
Graham, R.J.D. [s.n.] Iraq Onopordum canum K002007917 No
Guest, E.R. [892] Iraq Onopordum canum K000251137 Holotype Yes
Davis, P.H. [9702] Jordan Onopordum canum K002007923 No
Dickson, V.P. [1101] Saudi Arabia Onopordum canum K002007929 No
{J. P. Mandaville, Jr.} [561] Saudi Arabia Onopordum canum K002007927 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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

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