A study of the roadside plants of West Anatolia, Turkey

DOĞAN Y., Baslar S., Celik A., Mert H. H., Ozturk M.

Natura Croatica, vol.13, no.1, pp.63-80, 2004 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Journal Name: Natura Croatica
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.63-80
  • Keywords: Roadside plant, Ruderal, West Anatolia
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, roadside plants distributed throughout the link roads of all the cities in West Anatolia in Turkey were investigated. The length of the selected 17 roads is around 2700 km. The total number of samples collected from the study area is 271 taxa belonging to 57 families. Among them, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Poaceae are the families that have the largest number of taxa, and Bromus L., Rumex L. and Silene L. are the genera that have the largest number of taxa. The most frequently found taxon throughout the selected roads is Valerianella coronata (L.) DC. and therophytes are the most frequently found life form.