Caprifoliaceae
Pterocephalus

Pterocephalus pyrethrifolius Boiss. & Hohen.

First published in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 109 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Türkiye to W. Iran. It is a subshrub 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: confident
[AERP]

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

Type
Type: Iraq, Amadiya District, Chiya-e Gara, Kotschy 352 (K!, P, W, syn.);
Morphology General Habit
Dwarf suffruticose shrub up to 10 cm high, usually densely caespitose, tomentose-canescent, ± glandular
Morphology Stem
Stems freely branched, procumbent or creeping, up to 25 cm long, often tortuous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 20–45 × 6–8 mm; the lower sometimes scarcely divided, oblong-ovate, crenate-dentate, cuneate and tapering to a short petiole with one or two small linear lateral lobes or pinnatipartite-lyrate with oblong-ovate, pinnatifid, terminal lobes and linear-oblong lateral lobes; the upper pinnatipartite-lyrate with oblong-cuneate, pinnatifid terminal lobes and linear or linear-oblong lateral lobes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence hemispherical, 15– 30 mm across
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pink or lilac, scarcely radiant, 14–18 mm long; lobes 5–6 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Involucel in fruit 2.5–3.5 mm long with a membranous crown 1–2 mm broad Involucral bracteoles absent Involucral bracts 6–12 × 1.5–2.5 mm, oblong-lanceolate, acute
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx shortly stipitate with 10–13 awns 14–16 mm long free to the base.
Ecology
Rocky places, open gentle slopes, mountain summit; alt. 1880–2100 m
Phenology
Jun.-Aug.
Distribution
Occasional in the mountain zone of Iraq. Turkey, W Iran.
[FIQ]

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

    • '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.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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