Author: آمنه غلامی 
Achillea kellalensis Boiss. & Hausskn.
Parvin Salehi Shanjani, Leila Rasoulzadeh and Hamzeh Ali Shirmardi
Natural Resources Gene Bank, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran.
Uploaded at December 2023
Scientific editor: Hamideh Javadi
This Seed ID was supported by the Headquarters of Science and Technology of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine
Seed Storage
The storage behavior of this species is orthodox (desiccation-tolerant seeds), dry to 15-20% eRH, and store at -20°C.
Germination requirements
The seeds of this species are not dormant. Sterilize seeds before placing them on wet germination paper. Place seeds for two weeks at 4 ºC to germinate uniformly. Then germinate under an alternating temperature regime of 15/20 ºC (the higher temperature for 16 hours in light and the lower one for eight hours in dark).
Morphology
Fruit type: Achene
Fruit shape: Slightly cuneiform, compressed, apex truncate, often with rest of the style, base narrowed with hilum, margin with whitish border. Surface glabrous, with dense longitudinal striate, slightly lustrous, greyish brown
Fruit size: Length 1.20 to1.71 mm, width 0.37 to 0.59 mm in an accession from Lordegan, Chaharmahal Bakhtiari, with 1000 seed/fruit weight 0.11 g, which was collected and identified in 2017 by Hamzeh Ali Shirmardi, and is stored in the Natural Resources Gene Bank of Iran with the accession number 46751.
1000 seed/fruit weight: 0.11 to 0.2 g
Biological features
Life form: Herbaceous, perennial. Stem erect, up to 100 cm height, somewhat pubescent
Inflorescence, flower type, and pollination mechanism: Inflorescences corymb-like capitate, capitulum radiate; receptacle surface bristly; ray florets 3-6, yellow; disc florets 10-20 Plant monoecious, cross-pollinated. Pollination is carried out by insects and wind.
Time of flowering: Summer
Time of fruit/seed ripening: Summer
Fruit/seed dispersal methods: The agent of seed distribution is seed weight.
Geographical distribution: Endemic to Iran. Typus from Kalar and Sabzkoh Mountains, Iran
Distribution in Iran: West, Center. Mostly in provinces Isfahan, Fars and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Taxonomy
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Achillea
Species: A. kellalensis
Persian name: Bomadaran-e Bakhtiari or Sabzkohi
References and Links
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Mozaffarian, V.A. 2012. A Pictorial dictionary of botany. Farhange Moaser Publisher, Tehran, 1088 pp.
Mozaffarian V. 2008. Flora of Iran, Asteraceae (Compositae): Tribes Anthemideae and Echinopeae. Institute of Forests and Rangelands Press, Tehran, Iran, Publication No. 59, 443 pp.
Sharma, O.P. 2009. Plant taxonomy 2E. Tata McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi, 563 pp.
