Abstract
The article discusses the discovery of a new and rare plant subspecies in the flora of Azerbaijan.
The new subspecies, Pastinaca armena subsp. dentata (Freyn & Sint.) Chamberlain, belongs to the
genus Pastinaca L. and was first discovered in 1892 in the Kastamonu province (Paphlagonia) of
Turkey. The genus Pastinaca L., to which Pastinaca dentata belongs, is one of the polymorphic genera
of the Apiaceae Lindl. family. The newly identified subspecies was found in the middle mountain belt
of the Lesser Caucasus, specifically on the northern slope of the mountain pass between the villages
of Kichik Garamurad and Emir in the Gadabay region. The plant was collected from a protected
area designated for mowing purposes. The new subspecies is distributed at an altitude of 1400–
1600 meters above sea level. Pastinaca dentata Freyn & Sint. is recorded for the first time as a new
subspecies for the flora of the Caucasus. The entire distribution area of this subspecies features
mountainous terrain, and in these regions, it forms associations with four other species of the same
genus within a narrow habitat in the phytocoenosis. The new subspecies differs from other species
in the genus by its morphological characteristics.
Acta Botanica Caucasica от Бакинского государственного университета распространяется по лицензии CC BY 4.0
