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Astrantia colchica ('Colchic Masterwort') is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.[3]It has long reddish (or white) flowers.
Description edit
It is very similar in form to Astrantia major
3.5–5.5 cm (1–2 in) long 6–10 mm long pedicel,
Colchic Masterwort Taxonomic Notes: Astrantia colchica Albov is closely related with A. trifida Hoffm. Astrantia colchica is known from no more than five locations in Georgia, where its total extent of occurrence (EOO) is estimated to be c. 2,600 km2 (area within a minimum convex polygon (MCP) around all known sites of occurrence) and area of occupancy (AOO) is estimated to be c. 80 km2 (AOO estimate from a 2x2 km grid overlay). Its meadow habitat is declining because of overgrazing (by farm animals), which is likely to continue. Therefore, the species is listed as Endangered. A. colchica is endemic to Georgia, the Caucasus Biodiversity Hotspot, distributed in Abkhazeti (Mt. Aibga on the Gagra range), Samegrelo (Mts. Okhachkue, Kvira, Dzhvari, Migaria, Chegvala, Askhi on the Egrisi range), and Lechkhumi (Khvamli massif) floristic regions. Countries occurrence: Native: Georgia Additional data: Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: 80 Number of Locations: 5 Lower elevation limit (metres): 2000 Upper elevation limit (metres): 3000 It grows on meadows formed on calcareous ecotopes, in subalpine and alpine zones, between 2,000-3,000 m asl. The major threat is habitat loss and degradation caused by overgrazing. [1]
It has a chromosome count of 2n=14.[4]
Taxonomy edit
The specific epithet colchica, referring to Colchis, an ancient kingdom and region on the coast of the Black Sea centred in present-day western Georgia.[5]
Plant specimens of A. colchica were found in Mingrelia, Georgia in 1894 by the Russian botanist Nikolai Albov,[6] he then originally described and published the plant, in 'Prodr. Fl. Colchic.' on page 100 in 1895.[2][7][8][9] It was also published in Bull. Herb. Boiss. iii. on page 519 in 1895.[8]
It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on 23 March 2007.[9]
Distribution and habitat edit
It is native to the Transcaucasus mountains between Europe and Asia.
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References edit
- ^ a b c Gagnidze, R; Shetekauri, S. (2014). "Astrantia colchica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Astrantia colchica Albov". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Astrantia colchica Albov | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ Izd-vo Gruzinskogo filiala Akademii nauk SSSR, 1976 Notulae systematicae ac geographicae Instituti Botanici Thbilissiensis, Issues 32-41, p. 29, at Google Books
- ^ "colchicus". Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Type of Astrantia colchica Albov [family UMBELLIFERAE]". jstor.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Astrantia colchica Albov". Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Astrantia colchica". www.ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Taxon: Astrantia colchica Albov". gringlobal.iita.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
Other sources edit
- Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
External links edit
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