Öz
The vascular plant diversity growing in Kılıçkaya (Yusufeli, Artvin), located in the western lesser Caucasus corridor in Turkey, was investigated between 2014 and 2015. In the area under review, 511 plant taxa belonging to 334 genera and 89 families were determined. Of the 511 taxa, 18 Pteridophytes and 492 Magnoliophytes were detected. Magnoliophytes also included 7 Pinophytina and 485 Magnoliophytina. Poaceae (12.13%), Asteraceae (11.15%), Rosaceae (5.87%), Fabaceae (5.47%), Lamiaceae (5.08%) are the largest families, and Poa, Trifolium, Geranium, Veronica, Epilobium and Salix are the largest genera in the study area. The endemism ratio is 5.47 % (28 taxa). Threatened categories were evaluated for 50 taxa according to IUCN Red List Categories.
Destekleyen Kurum
Research Foundation of Artvin Coruh University
Teşekkür
We would like to thank to the Research Foundation of Artvin Coruh University for financial support (Project number: 2014.F10.02.02).