New records from the genus Cousinia Cass. to the flora of Iran

• Main Author: Farideh Attar
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: University of Isfahan 2010-04-01
• Series: Taxonomy and Biosystematics Journal
• Subjects: Asteraecae; Cousinia; Iran
• Online Access: http://uijs.ui.ac.ir/tbj/browse.php?a_code=A-10-108-5&slc_lang=en&sid=1

Three new records of the genus Cousinia Cass. including C. hohenackeri, C. chlorocephala and C. lomakini were reported for the first time from Iran. These species have been reported from Iran, Armenia, Transcaucasus and Talesh. According to Flora of U.S.S.R., C. chlorocephala is reported from north part of Iran, however, to this date no specimen of the species has been collected form mentioned area. These species were recognized from their close species via some characters such as flower number, discolor leaves, complete to more or less deccurent leaves and shape of bracts. Photographs and distribution map of the species is presented as well.