Asteraceae
Tripleurospermum

Tripleurospermum caucasicum (Willd.) Hayek

First published in Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 99: 204 (1924)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Europe to Iran and N. Israel. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Perennial rhizomatous herb 6–15 cm with erect to ascending stems, sparsely hirsute
Morphology Leaves
Basal leaves 10–30 mm, (including petiole of 3–4 mm), 1–2-pinnatisect with linear- lanceolate to linear-filiform lobes, sparsely hairy; cauline leaves similar but sessile and smaller in size
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula solitary, 1–1.5 cm in diameter, radiate; phyllaries oblong-elliptic, c. 4 × 2–5 mm, sparsely hirsute, margins brownish-black, scarious
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
Receptacle hemispherical-Ligules 7–10 mm, white, apex minutely 3-dentate; disc florets yellowish, corolla 3–4 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes (immature) angular-oblong, up to 1.5 mm, with 3 prominent ribs; corona 2–3-lobed.
Ecology
In the mountain region, on mountain slopes, in sandy, gravelly soil; alt. 2800–3000 m;
Phenology
flowering Jul.
Distribution
Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia.
[FIQ]

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: confident
[AERP]

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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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