Caprifoliaceae
Pterocephalus

Pterocephalus canus Coult. ex DC.

First published in Prodr. 4: 653 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Türkiye to Iran. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Erect perennial up to 30 cm high, tomentose-canescent with long and short glandular and eglandular hairs
Morphology Stem
Stem freely branched, arising from a basal stock, woody below, herbaceous above
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 45–75 × 10–15 mm, ovate-oblong, entire, tapering to a short petiole
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence hemispherical, 20–30 mm across
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Involucral bracts 8–14 × 1–2.5 mm, linear-lanceolate, acute, subequal in length to the inflorescence Involucel in fruit 5–6 mm long with a short tomentose crown Involucral bracteoles absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla yellow, 10–12 mm long; lobes 3–4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx shortly stipitate, stalk c- 1 mm, with 16–20 awns 6–10 mm long free almost to the base.
Ecology
Rocky limestone slopes, Rhus-Quercus forest on hillside, by stream in Juglans grove; alt. 1200– 1800 m
Phenology
Jun.
Distribution
Locally common in the mountain region of Iraq. SE Turkey, Iran.
Vernacular
?SARKHIRRA (Kurd.?), Penjwin (Rawi 12251).
[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
    • 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

  • 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