Anna Asatryan

• PhD
• Senior Researcher at National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

Ferula huber-morathii (Apiaceae), is reported for the first time in the flora of Armenia, where it is found along the dry slopes of the Arpa River valley (Vayots Dzor province). It was previously known to be a rare Turkish endemic. Additionally, after data deficiency from the early 1970s, we report the re-discovery of two populations of F. glabrifo...

This article provides information about the discovery of new and rare plant species in the Caspian region and Southwest Asia. In total, the article presents new findings for 19 species of vascular plants from 5 countries, registered during field research, as well as during the revision of herbarium materials. For the first time, Lycium ruthenicum i...

The in vitro seed propagation of small seeded Campanula species often incurs complications in the manual handling of the tiny seed material from seed sterilisation to seedling transplantation in soil. The lack of a simple and effective protocol which minimises manual operations makes the propagation of such species both challenging and inefficient....

Centaurea fenzlii Reichardt (Asteraceae) is reported as a new record for the flora of Armenia. Centaurea fenzlii is a species from the Centaurea sect. Cynaroides, a section with no previous records in the South Caucasus. It is found in Vayots Dzor Province, in the steppe surrounded by sparse juniper and oak communities. In this paper, a key for the...

A. T. ASATRYAN NEW DATA ON DISTRIBUTION OF SOME RARE PLANT SPECIES (PYRUS GERGERANA GLADKOVA, P. DARALAGEZI MULK., P. VORONOVII RUBTZOV, ORCHIS PUNCTULATA STEVEN EX LINDL.) IN ARMENIA The results of research on distribution of rare and endemic species of Armenian flora Pyrus gergerana, P. daralagezi, P. voronovii are represented; also data on pear...

The paper presents the wild pear diversity and distribution in Armenia with focus on endemism. As result of the fieldwork, literature and herbarium studies six main "hotspots" for pear diversity are identified within the country. The list of pear species for each site are given. The questions and challenges in research and conservation of Pyrus L....

The results of studies of sensible material on sect. Macrantha, Papaver are presented. Complex analysis of the results of geobotanical and systematics research let to reassess the taxonomic status of P. bracteatum. It is stated, that sect. Macrantha in Armenia is limited with two species — P. orientale and P. paucifoliatum. The polymorphism phenome...

Despite the severe threats to plant habitats and high levels of extinction risk for plant species in many parts of the world, plant conservation priorities are often poorly represented in national and global frameworks because of a lack of data in an accessible and consistent format to inform conservation decision making. The Important Plant Areas...

Data on distribution of aspen and its communities in Armenia is given. The results of fi eld research on distribution and condition of the aspen forests carried out by the author in the north-west of Armenia are represented. The importance of further investigation and protection of this rare habitat type of Armenia is mentioned.

Two new populations of Grossheimia ahverdovii (Gabrielian) Gabrielian are found on one of the eastern spurs of northern extremity of Gegham Mountain Range (Armenia). In Armenia this rare species hasn’t been found since 1968 and the herbarium material was represented only with two sheets of type specimens. G. ahverdovii is mentioned for the fi rst t...

Summary

The data on distribution of the Caucasian rhododendron (Rhododendron caucasicum) in Armenia is given in the paper. The chronology of the species’ findings in the republic as well as its ecological and phytosociological characteristics are described below. The importance of the detailed studies on the R. caucasicum’s area in Armenia and clarificatio...