Asteraceae
Pseudopodospermum

Pseudopodospermum mucidum (Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian

First published in PhytoKeys 137: 69 (2020)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Iraq to Iran. It is a perennial 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: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Scapose or subscapose perennial herb, rootstock a large subglobose to subcylindrical tuber 2.5–7 × 1.8–3 cm, base of plant with a thick neck up to 4.5 cm long formed of scaly remains of previous years’ leaves; vegetative parts ± arachnoid-lanate throughout
Morphology Leaves
Leaves linear, 7–16 × 0.3–0.8 cm, frequently flexuose with a ± uncinate tip, undulate and margins ± densely erose-crispate, with 1–2 slender veins on each side of conspicuous yellow midrib, glabrous, striate, sheathing base narrow
Morphology Stem
Stem 3.5–12 cm tall, scapose or with up to about 5 stem leaves in lower half, shorter than to somewhat exceeding leaves when in flower
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre shortly cylindrical, inner phyllaries ± spreading above; outer phyllaries few, broadly lanceolate, acuminate, 7–12(–15) mm; inner phyllaries lanceolate-oblong, 18–24 mm in flower, 27–33 mm in fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Florets 20–22 mm; ligules 13–15 mm, bright yellow, marginal with darker lines dorsally
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes 22 mm, glabrous, black, outer coarse with transverse flap-like rugosities, inner smooth; pappus 20 mm, hairs scabrid above, plumose below, pale-stramineous.
Ecology
In steppic grassland, in a wadi, on silty and clay slopes and once in Rhus-Quercus forest on hillside; alt. 335–1320 m;
Phenology
flowering Mar.-May, fruiting: May-Jul.
Distribution
Scattered in the upper steppe and lower forest zones of Iraq. 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 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