Piptatherum ferganense is recorded as a new grass species for the flora of Iran collected from Ghorkhod Protected Area and Aladagh Mountains in North Khorassan province. The core distribution range of the species is Eastern Irano-Turanian with a disjunction in northeastern Iran. The morphological characters of P. ferganense are illustrated and compared with the closely related P. latifolium. I...

the present survey deals with the floristic study of dalab woodlands, located in manesht and ghelarang protected area, western iran. it covers an area of 4335 ha. in total, 224 vascular plant species belonging to 46 families and 156 genera were identified. the largest families are asteraceae (29 species), fabaceae (23 species), poaceae (22 species), and apiaceae (18 species). astragalus (13 spe...

floristic studies are fundamental for the applied sciences such as rangelandmanagement and conservation. unique ecological and climatic conditions in the northernkhorasan province (nkp) make it a remarkable habitat for the floristic studies. plant specieswere collected from 50 field sites, representing major habitats of winter and rural rangelands.surveys were conducted during active growth per...

the northwest iran comprises parts of two major biodiversity hotspots; irano-anatoli and caucasus. it is a mountainous transition realm between caucasus forest in the north, pontic forest of turkey in the west and central deserts of iranian plateau. this study was designed to determine rodent diversity in northwest iran. moreover, corridor and barrier features of the region were investigated, a...

Abstract Pterocarya fraxinifolia , native to the southern Caucasus and adjacent areas, has been widely introduced in Europe. In this study, we investigate following: (1) How did its current distribution form? (2) What are past, current, future suitable habitats of P. ? (3) is best conservation approach? Ecological niche modeling was applied determine climatic demands project climatically areas ...

Saldaran protected region with about 14,000 hectares is located at longitude 50º34ʹE and latitude 32º4ʹN at 115 km of southwest of Shahr-e Kord City. This area is one of the important genetic resources in the Zagros Mountains. In the present study, floristic elements, life forms, chorological analysis, protected status, pasture and poisonous plants were investigated. All specimens were collecte...