Cirsium adjaricum Sommier & Levier

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Cirsium adjaricum Sommier & Levier

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 5822 with Sarah Carter, Manana Khutsishvili, Temur Siukiev, Zurab Manvelidze, 15 Sep 2007

  • Location

    Georgia. Adjara. Shuakhevi District. Along Georgia highway A306 (main road between Batumi and Akhaltsikhe), ca 40.3 km (by air) E of Batumi city center, ca 15 km (by air) N of Turkish border.

  • Habitat

    Mixed broadleaf and conifer forests on in relatively dry region with thin, light soil and abundant exposed rock; dominant species include Pinus kochiana, Juniperus and Rhus coriaria in drier sites and Ostrya carpinifolia and Quercus in wetter sites.

  • Description

    Plants ca 1.5 m tall; flowers purple.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1042522

    Occurrence ID: 9dd78841-cfd0-448e-9420-95ad4a26aeab

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01120522, D. E. Atha 5822, Cirsium adjaricum Sommier & Levier - Accepted : Asteraceae (313.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    Europe

  • Country

    Georgia

  • State/Province

    Adjara

  • Locality

    Shuakhevi District. Along Georgia highway A306 (main road between Batumi and Akhaltsikhe), ca 40.3 km (by air) E of Batumi city center, ca 15 km (by air) N of Turkish border

  • Elevation

    Alt. 340 m. (1115 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.6431, 42.14

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. latitude and longitude from hand-held gps device, accurate to within a radius of ca 100 m

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