Floristic study of Arjan-Parishan protected area in Fars province

Abstract

Arjan-Parishan protected area with two very beautiful Parishan and Arjan wetlands is situated in the 60 km west of Shiraz in Fars province which covers an area of 60000 hectares. In this study, the flora, life form and geographical features of the protected area were investigated. In this area, a total of 393 species including 3 pteridophyta, 2 gymnosperma, 337 dicotyledons and 56 monocotyledons were identified. They belonged to 81 families and 268 genera. The following families had the highest number of species: Asteraceae, Papilonaceae, Poaceae, Brassicaceae, Apiaceae,and Boraginaceae. The following genera had the highest number of species: Astragalus, Juncus, Convolvulus, Anthemis and Plantago. 230 species (58.52%) were Irano-Turanian region. Therophytes with 215 species (54.70%) was the most frequent life form of the protected area.

Keywords

• Arjan-Parishan protected area
• Flora
• Life form
• Geographical features
• Fars province