Goravan State Nature Reservation

	Goravan State Nature Reservation Goravan Sands Sanctuary, is a state protected area in Ararat Province, Armenia. General information The Goravan Sands Sanctuary is a protected nature area within the Ararat Province of Armenia. The reservation was established by the government of the former Armenian Soviet Republic in 1959 in order to protect the unique flora and fauna of the largest (about 200 ha) known residual of sandy semideserts in Armenia. This reservation is a home for about 160 species of vascular plants, at least 36 species of vertebrate animals (Tadevosyan, 2001, 2002), as well as numerous lower plants, fungi, lichens, and invertebrates which were not summarised in the literature yet. The reservation supports a number of plant and animal species included into the Red List of Armenia, as well as 4 species included into the 2011 edition of the IUCN Red List. Conservation regimen of the reservation has many similarities to those of IVth of the IUCN Protected Area Management Categories. This means that the are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ararat Province Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat. The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic from the south. It surrounds the Karki exclave of Nakhichevan which has been controlled by Armenia since its capture in May 1992 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Domestically, Ararat is bordered by Armavir Province from the northwest, Kotayk Province from the north, Gegharkunik Province from the east, Vayots Dzor Province from the southeast and the city of Yerevan from the north. Two former capitals of Armenia are located in the modern-day Ararat Province, Artaxata and Dvin. It is also home to the Khor Virap monastery, significant as the place of Gregory the Illuminator's 13-year imprisonment and the closest point to Mount Ararat within Armenian borders. Etymology Ararat Province is named after the historic A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dianthus Libanotis ''Dianthus libanotis'', the Mount Libanus pink or Lebanon pink, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Caryophyllaceae. Description It is a 25–60 cm high perennial subshrub with spiny leaves. Its white petals are dotted with crimson and pink. Its hermaphrodite fragrant flowers end in filiform tassels that bloom from June to August. Distribution and habitat ''Dianthus libanotis'' is endemic to parts of western Asia, it grows on rocky outcrops in Lebanon, Syria and northern Israel and Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q12232520 libanotis Flora of Western Asia Flora of Lebanon Flora of Israel Flora of Armenia Flora of Palestine (region) Taxa named by Jacques Labillardière ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kochia Prostrata ''Bassia prostrata'', the forage kochia, is a Eurasian plant in the subfamily Camphorosmoideae of the family Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ... (formerly treated as Chenopodiaceae), introduced to the United States as rangeland forage and for fire control. External linksUSDA PLANTS Database EntryHouse, Dawn. 2007Kochia shrub halts Milford Flat blaze - flat.''Salt Lake Tribune'', August 2. Amaranthaceae {{Amaranthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Achillea Tenuifolia ''Achillea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, known colloquially as yarrows. The plants typically have frilly leaves. The common name "yarrow" usually refers to '' A. millefolium''. The genus was named after the Greek mythological character Achilles, whose soldiers were said to have used yarrow to treat their wounds; this is reflected by common names such as allheal and bloodwort. The genus is native primarily to Eurasia and North America. Description These plants typically have frilly, hairy, aromatic leaves. The plants show large, flat clusters of small flowers at the top of the stem. The flowers can be white, yellow, orange, pink or red and are generally visited by many insects, and are thus characterised by a generalised pollination system. Taxonomy Carl Linnaeus described the genus in 1753. The common name "yarrow" is usually applied to ''Achillea millefolium'', but may also be used for other species within the genus. Selected species Near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Iris Iberica Subsp Iris most often refers to: Iris (anatomy), part of the eye Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional entities Iris (''American Horror Story''), an ''American Horror Story: Hotel'' character * Iris (''Fire Force''), a character in the manga series ''Fire Force'' * Iris (''Mega Man''), a ''Mega Man X4'' character ** Iris, a ''Mega Man Battle Network'' character * Iris (''Pokémon'') ** Iris (''Pokémon'' anime) * Iris, a '' Trolls: The Beat Goes On!'' character * Sorceress Iris, a ''Magicians of Xanth'' character * Iris, a kaiju character in '' Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris'' * Iris, a ''LoliRock'' character * Iris, a '' Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals'' (1995) character * Iris, a '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations'' character * Iris, a ''Ruby Gloom'' character * Iris, a ''Taxi Driver'' (1976) character * Iris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tulipa Biflora ''Tulipa biflora'', the two-flowered tulip, is a species of tulip, native to the former Yugoslavia, Crimea, Anatolia, the Caucasus, southern Russia, Egypt, the Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Xinjiang in China. It has many synonyms, including ''Tulipa polychroma''. It can be found on screes, rocky slopes, grassy slopes and deserts. It can be found in the salt deserts in the basin of the Wolga and it can often found with the small yellow tulip, ''Tulipa sylvestris''.John Marius Wilson (editor) Cultivated, it has two, occasionally one or three, flowers borne on a single stalk. It has stems that can grow up to 10cm tall, with 2 (sometimes more) grey-green leaves. They are lanceolate (lance-like in shape. It blooms between late winter to spring, and the flowers are 2-3.5cm long. They are white with a yellow centre, the tepal (smaller petal) have greenish-grey backs. The flowers are fragrant. Most parts of plant are poisonous if they are ingested. Taxono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fritillaria Gibbosa ''Fritillaria gibbosa'' is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae. It is native to Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Transcaucasia The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Arme .... ''Fritillaria gibbosa'' is up to tall. The flowers are rotate (wide open and nearly flat) rather than bell-shaped as in most of the species in the genus, and pink with darker spots. References External linksPacific Bulb Society, Asian Fritillaria Twophotos of several species including ''Fritillaria gibbosa''Alpine Garden Society, Plant Portraits {{Taxonbar, from=Q5876524 gibbosa Flora of Afghanistan Flora of Iran Flora of Pakistan Flora of Turkmenistan Flora of the Transcaucasus Plants described in 1846 Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thesium Szovitsii ''Thesium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Santalaceae. It is particularly well represented in South Africa. The following species are recognised by ''The Plant List'': '' Thesium acuminatum'' A.W. Hill ''Thesium acutissimum'' A. DC. '' Thesium aellenianum'' Lawalrée '' Thesium affine'' Schltr. ''Thesium aggregatum'' A.W. Hill '' Thesium alatum'' Hilliard & B.L. Burtt '' Thesium albomontanum'' Compton ''Thesium alpinum'' L. '' Thesium amicorum'' Lawalrée ''Thesium andongense'' Hiern '' Thesium angolense'' Pilg. ''Thesium angulosum'' DC. '' Thesium annulatum'' A.W. Hill '' Thesium annuum'' Lawalrée '' Thesium aphyllum'' Mart. ''ex'' A. DC. ''Thesium archeri'' Compton ''Thesium arvense'' Horv. ''Thesium asperifolium'' A.W. Hill ''Thesium asterias'' A.W. Hill ''Thesium atrum'' A.W.Hill ''Thesium auriculatum'' Vandas ''Thesium australe'' R. Br. ''Thesium bangweolense'' R.E. Fr. ''Thesium bathyschistum'' Schltr. ''Thesium bavarum'' Schrank '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Astragalus Paradoxus ''Astragalus paradoxus'' is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ... .Endangered species with fragmented area of distribution. Perennial, almost glabrous plant. Stems very abbreviated, subterranean, densely covered with fibrose remains of petioles of the dead leaves. Leaves 4–20 cm long; leaflets 5–6–paired. Peduncles very short, 2–3–flowered. Corolla whitetinged with lilac; carina darker. Flag 20–55 mm long; carina and alas coalescent with androphore up to ½ of length. Legumes ovoid–globular. Grows in lower mountain belt, at the altitudes of 800–1000 meters above sea level, in sandy places, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Astragalus Massalskii ''Astragalus'' is a large genus of over 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae and the subfamily Faboideae. It is the largest genus of plants in terms of described species. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include milkvetch (most species), locoweed (in North America, some species) and goat's-thorn ( ''A. gummifer'', ''A. tragacantha''). Some pale-flowered vetches (''Vicia'' spp.) are similar in appearance, but they are more vine-like than ''Astragalus''. Description Most species in the genus have pinnately compound leaves. There are annual and perennial species. The flowers are formed in clusters in a raceme, each flower typical of the legume family, with three types of petals: banner, wings, and keel. The calyx is tubular or bell-shaped. Ecology ''Astragalus'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including many case-bearing moths of the genus ''Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]