Open AccessKocaeli- Karamürsel- Yalakdere Town and Surrounding Flora
Author(s) -
Meryem Sümeyye Yılancı,
Mehmet Sağıroğlu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sakarya üniversitesi fen bilimleri enstitüsü dergisi/sakarya üniversitesi fen bilimleri enstitüsü dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-835X
pISSN - 1301-4048
DOI - 10.5505/saufbe.2013.47966
Subject(s) - flora (microbiology) , geography , archaeology , geology , paleontology , bacteria
In this study, Yalakdere (Karamürsel\Kocaeli) and the surrounding diversity of vascular plants were investigated. At the end of the field study which were conducted in the region, 712 plant specimens were collected. As a result of the diagnosis of these samples; 409 taxa included in 258 genera and 79 families were identified in research area. According to the taxa phytogeographic region distributions are as follows; 87 taxa the Euro- Siberian; 64 taxa Mediterranean; 7 taxa Iran Turanian, 79 taxa of the multi phytogeographical region and 144 taxa unknown region.17 cultivated, 3 cosmopolitan, 7 endemic taxa were identified in the study area also the rate of endemism was 1,71 % in the region. Rhaponticoides pythiae ( Azn. ; Bornm. ) M.V.Agab. ; Greuter was collected which haven't been collected for a long time