title: Flora, life forms and chorotypes of plants of Salok protected area (North Khorassan Province Iran).
abstract: Salok protected Area is located in the 37 degrees 15' to 37 degrees 08' of the North latitude and 57 degrees 16' to 57 degrees 06' of East longitude, in West North Esfarayen in North khorassan province. In this research 52 families, 174 genera and 213 species were identified. The largest plant family is Asteraceae (34 species), Poaceae (18 species), Brassicaceae (17 species) and Fabaceae (17 species), respectively. Chief life forms are Hemicryptopytes (49.29%), Therophytes 23.47% and cryptophytes (12.67%). The most of plants chorotype with 62.91% is influenced by Irano-Touranina elements. Among 213 identified species of this region and 15 species endemic of Iran contain 0.87% of total endemic species of Iran's flora.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Payame Noor (PNU) Bojnourd, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nadaf
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mortazavi
authors.forename: M Khalilabad
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Halimi
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D001901:Botany; D002980:Climate; D020829:Equisetum / Q000145:classification; D007492:Iran; D018653:Juniperus / Q000145:classification; D019369:Life; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors