Title of article :
A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS TRAGOPOGON L. (ASTERACEAE) FROM IRAN
Author/Authors :
Safavi, Reza Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, ايران , Maroofi, Hosein Research Center of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Kurdistan province, ايران
Abstract :
Tragopogon kurdicus Safavi amp; Maroofi is described from Iran, Kurdistan province, Avalan Mountain; it is similar to T. erostris which is an endemic species in the flora of Iran, growing in Kermanshah and Kurdistan provinces. The new species mainly differs from T. erostris in its higher stem, larger leaves, longer peduncles, larger involucres of capitula, longer pappus and longer achenes with serrulate–scabrid apex.
Keywords :
Tragopogon , Asteraceae , new species , flora , Kurdistan Province , Iran
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Botany
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Botany
