Floristic study of Vark region in Khorramabad (Lorestan)

Subject Areas : rangland

fatemeh pourfallahi ¹ , Gholamhasan Veiskarami ²

1 - Corresponding author, M.Sc. of silviculture and Forest Ecology, Faculty of forest science, University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources of Gorgan
2 - Ph. D. student of Plant Sciences, Biosystematics. Tehran University

Received: 2016-02-20 Accepted : 2017-08-03 Published : 2018-02-20

Keywords: Plant geography, Iran, Flora, Khorramabad, Life form,

Abstract :

Abstract The Vark region with an area of 2000 hectares is located at SW of Khorramabad, the lowest and the highest of its height are 1190 and 1990 meters. Flora of this region includes 254 plant species that belong to 156 genera and 49 families. the important families are Fabaceae and Lamiaceae , with 33 and 27 plant species respectively. Therophytes 47% , Geophytes 26% , Chamaephytes 12%, Hemichryptophytes 10% and Phanerophytes 5% and were the most important structure groups of the local biological spectrum according to Raunkaiaer method from the view point regional elements plants of this region include: 43% Irano – Touranean , 23% Mediterranean and Irano-Touranean،17% Mediterranean and Irano-Touranean and Europe – Siberean and 5% Cosmopolitan. The aim of this research was identify plant species in vark region of Khorramabad.

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