Arabis kazbegi
Arabis kazbegi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Arabis |
Species: | A. kazbegi
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Binomial name | |
Arabis kazbegi Mtschkvet.
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Arabis kazbegi, the Kazbegian rockcress, is a species of rockcress that is endemic to Georgia, and is known from Mtiuleti, the Devdaraki glacier, and Mount Kuro. It grows in subalpine and alpine moraines and scree at elevations of 2,500–3,200 m. It is threatened by natural disasters (especially mud streams), tourism and global climate change.[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b Shetekauri, S. (2014). "Arabis kazbegi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T199901A2618314. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199901A2618314.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Arabis
- Vulnerable plants
- Endemic flora of Georgia (country)
- Brassicales stubs