FLORA OF THE REGION BETWEEN IZMIR, MENDERES, SEFERIHISAR AND ÖZDERE
Project no. 20184 · Status: Kapanmış · 2018
Summary
This study focuses on the flora of the area between Menderes, Seferihisar and Özdere, located within the borders of Menderes district of İzmir province in Western Anatolia. As a result of the flora studies, 723 species and subspecies taxa belonging to 375 genera were identified under 83 families in the study area. 21 of the taxa were endemic and their ratio to total flora was 3.03%. Also, 267 of these taxa are belongs to Mediterranean, 33 are Euro-Siberian and 15 are Iran-Turanian flora element. The most taxa-containing families in the research area are; Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Poaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Brassicaceae, Orchidaceae, Boraginaceae, Asparagaceae, Plantaginaceae, Ranunculaceae, Geraniaceae, Caprifoliaceae and Rubiaceae. As a result of the studies, a total of 31 new records were found for İzmir’s Flora and Verbascum smyrnaeum Boiss., Petrorhagia armerioides (Ser.) P.W.Ball & Heywood ve Anthemis haussknechtii Boiss. & Reut. species which were found to be in DD category according to Red Data Book and they were rediscovered.