Flora of the Karagöl-Sahara National Park (Artvin) and Its Environs

Authors : Özgür EMİNAĞAOĞLU

Pages : 557-590

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The vascular flora of the Karagöl-Sahara National Park and its environs insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Şavşat, Artvin, Turkey); was assessed between 1997 and 2002. In the area under review, 872 taxa belonging to 364 genera and 91 families were identified. Of the 872 taxa, 21 Pteridophytes and 851 Spermatophytes were detected. Spermatophytes also contained 7 Gymnospermae and 844 Angiospermae taxa. The richest 3 families are Compositae with 90 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10.2%);, Leguminosae with 77 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8.9%); and Gramineae with 60 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.0%);. The richest genus is Astragalus L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(21 taxa); followed by Campanula L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15 taxa);. The rates of taxa included in certain phytogeographical regions were as follows: 39.4% Euro-Siberian, 10.3% Irano-Turanian, 1.1% Mediterranean, and 50.9% multi-regional or of unknown phytogeographic origin. The endemism ratio is 6.3% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(54 taxa);. Threat categories were proposed for 103 taxa according to International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IUCN); Red List Categories.
Keywords : Artvin, Flora, Karagöl, Sahara, Şavşat, Turkey, Yalnızçam pass