Caprifoliaceae
Pterocephalus

Pterocephalus brevis Coult.

First published in Mém. Dipsac.: 32 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kárpathos to S. Iran and Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical 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: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Erect annual herb up to 40 cm high, tomentose-canescent with glandular and eglandular hairs
Morphology Stem
Stems ± freely branched from the base
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 30–100 × 15–25 mm, pinnatipartite, with acute, linear-oblong, pinnatifid, decurrent lobes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence hemispherical, 10–20 mm across
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Involucral bracts 10–20 × 2–3 mm, linear-lanceolate, acute, equal to or a little longer than the inflorescence Involucel in fruit 3–4 mm long, with a very narrow membranous crown and an internal collar surrounding the neck of the ovary Involucral bracteoles absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pink to dark purple, 10–13 mm long; lobes 5–6 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx sessile to the neck of the involucel crown, with 12 awns 6–8 mm long and free almost to the base.
Ecology
Stony soil on hillside, dry silt along sandstone outcrops, dry stony places; alt. 180–750 m.
Phenology
May–Jun.
Distribution
Widespread in the foothills, extending into the semi-desert zone. Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, S. Iran, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Libya.
Vernacular
?GIYĀ BIZHINK (Kurd.) (Dohuk, Mekki Beg ar-Sidqi ash-Sharbati).
[FIQ]

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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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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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