The conservation status of Eryngium pyramidale, the rarest species of Eryngium in Iran

Document Type : Rare and Endangered Plant Species of Iran

Authors

1 Assistant Prof., Forests and Rangelands Research Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Sanandaj, Iran.

2 BSc. in Agricultural Engineering, Payame-Noor University, Sanandaj Branch.

3 Prof., Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.

4 Senior Research Expert, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran.

10.22092/irn.2024.363307.1544

Abstract

Eryngium pyramidale Boiss. & Hausskn (Apiaceae) is one of the rarest sub-endemic species in the flora of Iran. This rare species grows at an altitude of 1600-2000 meters a.s.l. Based on IUCN criteria and categorized and derived data from GeoCAT (EOO= 13.291 km2; AOO= 0.030 km2), this species is assigned as Critically Endangered (CR). Among the solutions to conserve this valuable sub-endemic species are the comprehensive protection of oak forests in the west of the country by all relevant organizations, preventing unauthorized constructions in the villages of Avroman, as well as ex-situ conservation by protecting its seeds in the Natural Resources Gene Bank of Iran and its cultivation in botanical gardens.

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Iran Nature
Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 44
March and April 2024
Pages 115-120

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