Apiaceae
Pimpinella

Pimpinella barbata (DC.) Boiss.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 1: 129 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Iraq to W. & S. Iran. It is an annual 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.

Type
Type: ?Iraq, “deserta Assyriae”, Aucher 3682 (K!, syn.); Baghdad to Kermanshah, G.A. Oliv. s.n. (K!, syn.);
Morphology General Habit
Wiry annual, 10–40 cm high, quite glabrous save for the fruits and occasionally a few hairs on the rays of the partial umbels
Morphology Stem
Stem and branches (which are numerous and arise from near the base upwards) very slender, terete, finely or not striate, often pale and shining whitish or pale brownish green
Morphology Leaves
All leaves divided into long, remote, setaceous, mostly 0.8–3 cm segments, the lowest leaves very shortly petiolate and bipinnate, the upper pinnate or ternate and sessile, uppermost often reduced and bract-like, all longly and rather narrowly sheathing
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncles 1.2–3 cm, sometimes geniculate close to attachment of the umbel
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbels with 4–6 filiform, 1–3 cm rays Partial umbels 10–15-flowered, pedicels 1–4 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Outer flowers conspicuously radiate, ± 2.5 mm in diameter; petals glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre and involucel absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit ± 2 mm, ovoid, densely furnished with rather long white hairs which are uncinate at tip Ribs obscure, hidden by hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stylopodium
Stylopodia very shortly conic, styles long and flexuose, ± 2 mm, rarely persisting unbroken in the ripe fruit.
Ecology
Steppic hills and plains, grassy places on eroded sandstone and on gravelly banks, on sandy soil in wadis; alt. 150–800 m
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting: Apr.–Jun.
Distribution
Quite common in the steppe region of Iraq, rare in the lower forest zone. W & S Iran.
[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

  • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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